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Al-Mufid
Al-Mufid (948–1022) was one of the most important theologians and jurists of the Twelver Shia in Iraq, born in Kufa and long resident in Baghdad as a…
Timeline
- 948–980Kufa · KufaBorn in Kufa, he was trained from childhood in the Shia scholarly tradition under several scholars of the time, laying the foundations of doctrinal and dialectical theology.
- 980–1015Baghdad · BaghdadAfter moving to Baghdad he opened a teaching circle, systematically expounding core doctrines such as the succession of the imams, occultation, and religious authority, and debating with Mu'tazili and Sunni scholars; his works, including The Awakening, formed the far-reaching Mufid school.
- 1015–1022Baghdad · BaghdadIn his late years he continued to train students, and Sharif al-Murtada and Sheikh al-Tusi became pillars of the Twelver Shia; he died in Baghdad in 1022 and was later honored as 'al-Mufid' (meaning 'the beneficial one').
Sources
- Al-Shaykh al-Mufid https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/al-saykh-al-mofid
- The Theology of Shi'a Islam — Abdulaziz Sachedina