At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · writer · theologian
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Abu Talib Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Musa al-Husayni al-Musawi, the naqib of the Talibids and the sheikh and head of the Shi'a in Iraq. He was an imam in Shi'ism, theology, poetry and eloquence, and wrote much. He lived to eighty-one years. 2
His learning and works
He took from Shaykh al-Mufid and held the naqibate. It is said that he had a hand in "Nahj al-Balagha", the collection of the sayings of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him). He wrote "al-Durar wa al-Ghurar", sessions he dictated on the arts of literature. 2
Ibn Bassam's testimony
Ibn Bassam mentions him at the end of "al-Dhakhira" and says that he was the imam of the people of Iraq, and that their scholars took refuge in him. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
Baghdad· al-Qadir bi-llah Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir· The Baghdad Attestation on Fatimid Lineage· al-Sharif al-Radi· The investiture of al-Sharif al-Radi in black with the headship of the nuqaba'· Abu Hamid al-Isfarayini, Ahmad ibn Muhammad· al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah Abd Allah ibn al-Qadir· أبو عبد الله الحسين بن أحمد بن الحجاج الشاعر
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 264-265
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.264-265
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Sharif al-Murtada”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-sharif-al-murtada/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.