Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari محمد تقی شوشتری | |
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 Mohammad Taqi Shoushtari (ra) in the early 80's. | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 19 May 1995 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari (Usuli) |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Other names | Sheikh-Shoushtari / Allahmeh-Shoushtari Persian: شیخ شوشتری |
Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari (Persian: محمد تقی شوشتری), also known as Sheikh-e-Shoushtari was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar,[5][6][7] who was born in 1903 in the city of Najaf, Iraq.[8][9][10] Shoushtari's[11] father (Mohammad Kazem Shushtari) is originally from Shoushtar and his mother was from Kerman. He was living in Najaf until the age of 7; afterwards came back to Shushtar.[12]
Sheikh-Shoushtari[13][14][15] has written diverse books, amongst of them is "Behja-al-Sabaqah Fi Sharh Nahj-al-Balaqah" in 14 volumes. He also has written the book of "Qamus-al-Rejal" which has been chosen as Iran's Book of the Year Awards in 1992. Mohammad-Taqi died on May 19 1995 at the age of 95 in the city of Shoushtar.[16]
