Sheikh Hurr Ameli

Mohammad ibn Hasan ibn Ali ibn Mohammad ibn al-Husain Hur Ameli, was the famous Shi’ite theologian. His genealogy traces back to Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyahi. He was born in 1033 A.H. / 1623 A.D., in one of the villages of Jabal Amel in Lebanon. He had compiled 22 books, the most famous is “Wasa’el ush-Shia”, a comprehensive and vast collection of Shia ahadith (traditions). He settled in Iran living over 25 years of his life in the holy city of Mashhad, where he breathed his last in 1104 A.H. / 1692 A.D., and was buried in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.). His tomb is located in the north-eastern part of the Inqilab Courtyard on the side of the Madrasa Mirza Jafar. Sheikh Hur Ameli’s tomb was renovated in 1984 A.D. by Astan Quds Razavi.