Āl Kāshif al-Ghiṭā, Muḥammad al-Ḥusayn, 1877-1954

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Name (Latin)
Āl Kāshif al-Ghiṭā, Muḥammad al-Ḥusayn, 1877-1954
Name (Arabic)
آل كاشف الغطاء، محمد الحسين، 1877-1954
Other forms of name
آل كاشف الغطاء، محمد الحسين، ١٨٧٧-١٩٥٤
محمد الحسين آل كاشف الغطاء، 1877-1954
كاشف الغطاء، محمد الحسين، 1877-1954
كاشف الغطاء، محمد حسين، 1877-1954
النجفى، محمد الحسين آل كاشف الغطاء، 1877-1954
Date of birth
1877
Date of death
1954
Associated Language
per
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 280594447
Wikidata: Q5963380
Library of congress: n 79141196
Sources of Information
  • His Kitāb jannat al-maʼ-wā, 1960.
  • Ca'ferı̂ mezhebi ve esasları, 1966:cover (Muhammad Huseyn Âlu Kâşifil-Gıtâ) p. 14, etc. (b. 1876, Necef; d. 7-19-1954, Kerend, Iran)
  • al-ʻAbaqāt al-ʼanbarīyah fī ... 1998:t.p. (al-ʻAllāmah al-Kabīr al-Imām al-Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥusayn Kāshif al-Ghiṭāʼ, al-mutawaffá sanat 1373 H/1954 M)
Wikipedia description:

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Husayn Kashif al-Ghita' (b. Najaf, 1877; d. Karand, 1954) was a Shiite jurist, philosopher, author, teacher, and lecturer. He was considered to be one of the highest ranking scholars in Iraq, yet less popular. He worked for the welfare of the Shia community in Iraq and for Sunni-Shia rapprochement and solidarity.

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