Agha Bozorg Tehrani
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammed Mohsen Razi (محمد محسن بن علي بن محمد رضا الطهراني النجفي) popularly known as Agha (Aqa) Bozorg Tehrani (Persian: آقا بزرگ تهرانی) (11 Rabi-I 1293 – 13 Zul-Hijjah 1389 AH /7 April 1876 – 20 February 1970),[1] was born in Tehran.[2] He was a Shia marja from Hawza Elmiye Najaf. He was the teacher of Grand Ayatollah Ali Hussaini Sistani, Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi, and many others.
He wrote following famous books:
- Az-Zaree'a ila Tasaneef ush-Shia (List of Shia Books) (26 volumes),[3] the list was compiled in 1908[4]
- Tabaghat Aa'lam Al-Shia (List of Shia Ulema) (9 volumes)[3]
- Mosannafet-e Shi`e (6 volumes)[5]
References
External links
- www.ahl-ul-bayt.org (this web page has comment by Aqa Bozorg Tehrani on book Tahzeeb al-Ahkam (by Sheikh Toosi).
- Translation of Biography of Aqa Bozorg Tehrani from Persian via Google translate
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