Al-Sayyed Mohsen al-Amin

Family background Al-Amin was born in 1867 to a well-known Sayyid family in Jabal Amil, Lebanon. His father, Abdul al-Karim al-Amili, was a scholar of his time. His father died in Iraq was buried, when he had gone to pilgrimage in Iraq. His maternal grandfather was ′Shaykh Muhammad Hussein al Amili al Musawi, was one of the scholars who went to Najaf for education and died there. Education Sayyed Mohsen began to study the Qur'an and elementary Arabic grammar at the age of seven under a village teacher. Four years later, he learned jurisprudence for three years under Shaykh Musa Sharara who returned to Iraq. In 1890, arrangements were made for him to study in Najaf, Iraq. Finally he was a learned Mujtahid. Activity He was among the first Shi’i modernists and received widespread condemnation by the Shia community of Lebanon for his endeavours in attempting to change and reform the religion, particularly when it came to issues of tatbir, which he was against. == His children ==

• Hasan al-Amin • Hashem Al-Amin • Abd al-Muttalib Al-Amin • Jafar Al-Amin • Muhammad Baqir Al-Amin == Published works ==

• Ayan al-Shia (), is one of his works. This work the biographical encyclopedia book and consists of fifty-six volumes. • ''Risalat al-tanzih li-a'mal al-shabih'' (), that was al-Amin's reply to his critics-Sadiq. • Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya al-khamisa () is the longest version of the Sahifa of al-Sajjad has been published. • ''Al-Majalis al-saniyya fi manaqib wa-masa'ib al-'itra al-nabawiyya'' () • ''Iqna' al-la'im ala iqamat al-matam'' () ==See also==