ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shaikh Abbas bin Mohammad Reza al Qummi (r.a)

The Trustworthy among Traditionists, Shaikh Abbas bin Mohammad Reza al Qummi (May Allah sanctify his grave), was born in Qum in the year 1296 A.H. Since early childhood he was inclined towards pursuing knowledge. He studied the preliminary course in his hometown under various Eminent Erudites of his time. His quest for knowledge could not be satiated and to further his education he migrated to Najaf when he was around 21 years of age. There he studied under the Celebrated Scholar and Master Traditionist Ayatullah Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi and within a short period became one of his most endeared students. He gained authorities from his teacher in the fields of Rational and Traditional Sciences, Jurisprudence, Exegesis, Scholasticism, and other Sciences and excelled in them. After the death of his teacher, he migrated to his hometown Qum, then to Mashhad, and again to Qum at the instance of Ayatullah al Uzma Shaikh Abdul Karim Haeri Yazdi, who had revived the Theological Center there.