Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi
Muhammad-Hasan al-Najafi | |
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الشيخ محمد حسن النجفي | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1785 |
| Died | 1849 (aged 63–64) Najaf, Ottoman Iraq |
| Resting place | Imam Ali Shrine |
| Parent | Baqir al-Najafi (father) |
| Other names | Sahib al-Jawahir, Arabic: صاحب الجواهر |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shi'a |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Usuli |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Najaf, Iraq |
| Successor | Murtadha al-Ansari |
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Hasan al-Najafi (Arabic: محمد حسن النجفي, romanized: Muḥammad Ḥasan al-Najafī; 1785–1850), also known as Sahib al-Jawahir (Arabic: صاحب الجواهر), was a prominent Shiite religious authority and author. He was most known for his books of Jawahir al-Kalam Fi Sharh Shara'i' al-Islam, a 42-volume work on fiqh.