Yusuf al-Bahrani

Yūsuf ibn ʾAḥmad al-Baḥrānī (1695–1772) (Arabic: يوسف البحراني) was a Bahraini muhaddith, faqīh and a key figure in the intellectual development of Twelver Shia Islam. Specifically, al-Bahrani was a key figure in the eighteenth century Twelver Shia debates between Akhbaris and Usulis on the nature of ijtihad and jurisprudence. He is known among Shia scholars for his book entitled al-Ḥadāʾiq al-nāḍira (“The blooming gardens”) (Arabic: الحدائق الناضرة) in jurisprudence. Indeed, he is often referred to as "The author of Ḥadāʾiq" (Arabic: صاحب الحدائق) among Shia clerics.