Baha al-Din al-Amili
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Baha al-Din al-Amili was a prominent 16th–17th century Shia scholar, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who became a leading intellectual figure in Safavid Iran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia scholar
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architect ⓘ astronomer ⓘ jurist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ mystic ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Isfahan
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Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmilī
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Bahāʾ al-Dīn al-ʿĀmilī NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaykh Bahāʾī NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheikh Bahai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Isfahan school of philosophy
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Jabal Amil scholars NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Abbas I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1547 ⓘ |
| bornIn |
Baalbek
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Jabal Amil region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1621 ⓘ |
| denomination | Twelver Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
leading intellectual figure in Safavid Iran
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one of the foremost scholars of his time ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Isfahan
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Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Isfahan
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Jabal Amil scholarly circles NERFINISHED ⓘ Najaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Safavid court
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Shah Abbas I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Quranic exegesis ⓘ architecture ⓘ astronomy ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mulla Sadra
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later Shia scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic Peripatetic philosophy
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Jabal Amil Shia tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufi mysticism ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| movement |
Safavid intellectual tradition
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School of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Safavid Iranian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jāmiʿ-i ʿAbbāsī
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Kholasat al-Hisab NERFINISHED ⓘ Khulāṣat al-ḥisāb NERFINISHED ⓘ Miftāḥ al-falāḥ NERFINISHED ⓘ Nān u Ḥalwā NERFINISHED ⓘ Shīr u Shakkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tashrīḥ al-aflāk NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Fawāʾid al-Ṣamadīyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
court scholar
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religious authority ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Shaykh al-Islam of Isfahan
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chief religious authority at the Safavid court ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
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