Jawahir al-Kalam
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| Author | Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi |
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| Language | Arabic |
| Media type | Book |
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Jawahir al-Kalam fi Sharh Shara'i al-Islam (Arabic: جَواهِر الکَلام), also known as Jawahir al-Kalam, written by Muhammad Hasan Najafi, is one of the primary sources of Shia jurisprudence. It is also considered a secondary source for the Islamic penal code and other laws.[1]
Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi (died 1266 AH/1850 CE) was a Shiite jurist of the 13th century AH and a significant figure at the Najaf Seminary. He is best known for Jawaher al-Kalam fi Sharh Shara’i al-Islam, which is considered important. He was a student of Sayyid Muhammad Jawad al-'Amili and Shaykh Ja'far Kashif al-Ghita'. His lectures were the most important and most attractive in the seminary of Najaf, after those of Sharif al-'Ulama' al-Mazandarani, to which many scholars attended. He recommended al-Shaykh al-Ansari as the marja' or the authority of Shiites.[2]
