Abbas Qumi
| Abbas bin Mohammad Reza al Qummi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Other names | Shaikh Abbas Qummi |
| Personal | |
| Born |
1877 Qum, Iran |
| Died |
1940 Najaf, |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Qum, Najaf |
| Title | Ayatollah & Muhaddith Qumi |
| Period in office | 1877 - 1940 |
Shaikh Abbas bin Mohammad Reza al Qummi born in Qum also known as "Muhaddith Qumi" was a Shia Hadith scholar. He was born in Qom in 1296 Hijri (1877 CE). He died at the age of 63 years in 1359 Hijri (1940 A.D.), after leading a fruitful life and leaving behind him an enormous wealth of knowledge for humanity to benefit from. He lies buried alongside his teacher Mirza Husain Noori in the courtyard of the Shrine of the Commander of the faithful Imam Ali in Najaf.[1]
He completed his Arabic grammar and literature (equivalent to higher secondary level education) in his native city and continued advancement in Islamic jurisprudence there. In 1316 Hijri (1897 AD) Abbas Qumi moved to Najaf, Iraq for his further education. During his stay he benefited from the scholars of Seminary of Najaf. Some well known scholars like Aqa Buzurgh Tehrani, Ayatullah Shaikh Muhammad Hassan, Aale Kashifal Ghita, Sayyid Abdul Husain Sharafudeen Musawi were his fellow students of his teacher, the great Scholar Mirza Husain Noori. Abbas Qummi’s teacher loved him more than any of his other students because of his keen interest in learning and seeking knowledge. He returned Iran in 1322 Hijri after receiving and completing education from Hoza-e-Ilmia Najaf Ashraf and started Islamic books writing and compiling. In 1915, he changed his residence and shifted to Mashhad in a home adjacent to Imam Reza Shrine.[2][3]
Abbas Qummi was second to none in the training of oneself, a well appreciated statement is attributed to his character that he considered it unjust to advise other people to perform supplications without having done them first by himself. So, before delivery of manuscript to printer/publisher of his compiled book Mafatih-al-Jinan (keys to the gardens of Paradise ) for publication, he had not only gone through the book afresh over a period of one year, but also performed every supplication for each day that was recommended therein in order to observe “practice what you preach”. That is why this book is considered one of the best books in Ziyarat (pilgrame) and Supplications.[4][5]
Books written and compiled
Muhadith Qumi was an expert in the knowledge of Tradition (Ahadees), Biographyies (Rijaal), History and lives of Aimmah and holds at his credit a number of researched based writing and compiling, name and title from some of his work in Arabic and Persian is tabulated here under:[6]
| Book's Name | Languages | Name of Scholar translated the work |
|---|---|---|
| Muntahal Aamaal fi tarikh al-Nabi wal Aal | Arabic | Ahsanul Maqal in Urdu by Maulana Syed Safdar Hussain Najfi,Published through Misbahulquran Trust, Lahore, Pakistan [7] |
| Manazil Ul Akhira by Sheikh Abbas Qummi | Arabic | Translated in Urdu by Maulana Ghulam Hussain Mazhar, published through Abbas Book Agency, Rustum Nagar, Lakhnow, India (In 1995) |
| Al-Ghayatul Quswa fi Tarjomate Urwatul Wusqa | ||
| Baytul Ahzan fi Masaeb Sayyidatin Niswan | Arabic | English Translation of Baytul Ahzan by Aejaz Ali Turab Published in 2007 by Islamic Publishing House, Canada |
| NAFASUL MAHMOOM (Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala) | Arabic | English Translator: Aejaz Ali Bhujwala (Al-Husainee) Publisher: Ansariyan Publications, Qum. (Bangla Version of this English Translated Book has published in Bangladesh, Translated By Mohammad Irfanul Hoque, Published By Wiseman Publication, Dhaka) [8] |
| Mafatih-al-Jinan (Keys to the Heavens) | Arabic | Translated into Urdu by Molana Akhtar Abbas, published by Imamia Kutub Khana, Mughal Hawaili, Lahore, Pakistan.[9] Translation into English is also available[10] |
References
- ↑ Bhujwala (Al-Husainee), Aejaz Ali (2005). NAFASUL MAHMOOM ( Translation of book compiled by Sheikh Abbas Qumi ). Qum, Iran: Ansariyan Publications. p. 13.
- ↑ Jafari, Muhammad Hassan (2003). Compiler at glance (in Urdu translation from Arabic book Baytul Ahzan). Kharadar, Karachi: Hasan Ali Book Depot. pp. 13–14. Urdu book at google
- ↑ Bhujwala (Al-Husainee), Aejaz Ali (1998). Chapter-1Translator’s Note ( Translation of book compiled by Sheikh Abbas Qumi ). Bombay, India. pp. 4–5. Kindle Edition
- ↑ Turab, Aejaz Ali (1991). Biography of Author (in English translation from Arabic book Baytul Ahzan Compiled by Abbas Qummi). Hollinger CrescentKitchener, Ontario Canada: Islamic Publishing House . External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Arsalan Rizvi (July 20, 2008). "Shaikh Abbas Qummi". Islamic Insights. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ "An Introduction to the Book: Nafasal Mahmoom". Imam Reza Net. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.misbahulqurantrust.com retrieved: 06-05-2015
- ↑ Bhujwala (Al-Husainee), Aejaz Ali (2005). NAFASUL MAHMOOM ( Translation of book compiled by Sheikh Abbas Qumi ). Qum, Iran: Ansariyan Publications. ISBN 964-438-654-X.
- ↑ Urdu version in PDF at: retrieved: March 12, 2015
- ↑ Shahin, Badar (2010). Mafatih al-Jinan (Keys to the Gardens of Paradise - Complete 2 vol ). UK: amazon Co.