Abstract:
Part I of this series focused on the Islamic
seminaries of Basra, known for its role in the science of Hadith;
Baghdad, the center of advancements in jurisprudence, theology,
and deductive reasoning; and Najaf, one of the most important
institutions of academics and ijtihad in the history of Shi‘a
academia. This part presents information on the revival of ijtihad in
the Seminary of Hillah and introduces its prominent scholars, such
as Najib al-Din Muhammad Ja’far, Muhaqqiq al-Hilli, Sayyid bin
Tawus, and Allamah Hilli. It also introduces the Seminary of
Kazemayn – where the renowned Shaykh Mufid studied; the
Seminary of Samarra, where Shi ‘a theology was taught, along with
alerting the Shi‘a of their political responsibilities and providing
them with a culture of supplication (dua) and pilgrimage (ziyara);
and the Seminary of Karbala, where the highly proficient scholar
Abdullah bin Ja’far Humayri – the teacher of renowned scholars
Ali bin Babiwayh and Muhammad bin Ya’qub Kulayni – studied.
Machine summary:
"It also introduces the Seminary of Kazemayn – where the renowned Shaykh Mufid studied; the Seminary of Samarra, where Shi ‘a theology was taught, along with alerting the Shi‘a of their political responsibilities and providing them with a culture of supplication (dua) and pilgrimage (ziyara); and the Seminary of Karbala, where the highly proficient scholar Abdullah bin Ja’far Humayri – the teacher of renowned scholars Ali bin Babiwayh and Muhammad bin Ya’qub Kulayni – studied.
3 Died 1227 AH 4 Died 1271 4- Residence of Sayyid Haydar1 who Sayyid Mahdi Haydari, who is of the great academics and jurists of Iraq of the earlier centuries who called people to fight (jihad) against England, in the first world, is of this family; 5- Residence of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz Khalisi2 who is related to Ali bin Madhahir the brother of Habib bin Madhahir and Ayatullah Shaykh Mahdi Khalisi, was considered and jurists during his time, is of this family; 6- Residence of Shibr who is a decedent of Sayyid Abdullah Shibr3, a Shi‘a scholar and owns many written works; 7- Residence of Sayyid Ismaeel Sadr;4 8- Residence Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Aal Yasin5 who is one of the residence in Najaf and Kadhimayn.
The Islamic seminary of Samarra continued its academic progress; and with the guidance and management of some of Mirza’s top students including Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shirazi2 and Sayyid Hasan Sadr,3 they continued to educate seminarians and publish the knowledge taught by the Ahlul-Bayt (s)."