← Explore on the interactive map

Sharif al-Radi

Type Figure Region Iraq Time 970–1015 Also known as Sharif al-Radi、Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Radi、al-Sharif al-Radi

Sharif al-Radi (970–1015) was an Iraqi Shia scholar, poet, and politician of Hashemite descent, famed for compiling the Nahj al-Balagha, a collection…

Timeline

  1. 970–990Baghdad · BaghdadBorn into a Hashemite family in Baghdad, he received training in Arabic literature and Shia doctrine from childhood, became renowned for his poetic talent and eloquence, and gradually entered the scholarly circles of Buyid-era Iraq.
  2. 990–1010Baghdad · BaghdadHe collected and compiled the sermons, letters, and short discourses attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib into the Nahj al-Balagha, celebrated for its elegant Arabic, becoming one of the most important canonical texts of Shia Islam.
  3. 1010–1015Baghdad · BaghdadHe held judicial and administrative offices under the Buyid dynasty, continued to take part in poetic and theological debates, and died in Baghdad in 1015 at only 45; his brother Sharif al-Murtada was also a famous scholar.

Sources