Ayatullah Javaadi-Amuli

A leading theologian, jurist, philosopher,
great lecturer and interpreter of the Holy Quran.
He has written and compiled more than
300 volumes of  books.

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Biography

   He was born in Amul (Iran), in 1933, into a family known for its religious background. His father was an eminent scholar and preacher in that region.
   Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli entered the Hawzah of Amul, after finishing his primary education, and for five years, he benefited from great scholars some of whom were the students of the late Akhund Khurasani. Thereupon he completed the intermediate level of pre-Kharij studies in Fiqh, Usool, and Hadith.
   In 1950 Ayatollah Aamuli left Amul and traveled to Tehran, there he attended the lectures of Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Aamuli. Later, he joined the Marwi Madrasah where he studied the highest levels of pre-Kharij lessons. In Tehran, he also benefited from Ayatollah Sha`rani and Ayatollah Ilahi Qumshe’i in the area of intellectual discipline, while studying the Kharij stage of Fiqh and Usool under the supervision of Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Amuli until 1955.
   In the same year, he traveled to Qom and entered the Hawzah there. He attended the lectures of Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Boroujerdi for a short period of time. In Qom, he was also a student of Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Muhaqqiq Damad for about thirteen years - learning Fiqh, and a student of Imam Khumayni for about seven years - learning the principles of Fiqh.
   Ayatollah Jawadi Aamuli was fortunate to attend the private lectures of Allama Tabataba’i. He attended the classes of Allama Tabataba’i for 25 years - learning the books “Al-Asfar al-Arba`ah” (The Four Travels) of Mulla Sadraa, al-Shifa’ (the chapters on logic & theology) of ibn Sina. Ayatollah Amuli’s 25 year studies under Allama also includes the Kharij level of Hikmat-i- Muta`aliyah (Transcendental Theology), studies in Islamic Gnosis and many particular issues concerning Hadith and Exegesis of the Qur'an.

Books, treatises, articles, and other works of the above scholar are written in Arabic and/or Persian. For more detailed information, refer to the Arabic or Persian section of this site.

Written Works