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Jamal ad-Din Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn 'Ali ibn Muthahhar al-Hilli ( December 15 , 1250 - December 18 , 1325 ) was a Shi'ite theologian .1Al-Hilli was born in Al Hillah , where he studied law , theology and usul (Islamic law). In 1305 , Al-Hilli emigrated to Iran . He greatly influenced at Ilkhanate ruler Öljeitü and Öljeitü proclaimed Shi'ite Islam as the state religion in Iran. Al-Hilli wrote more than 500 works on theology and religion. Most famous is Treatise of the principle of Shi'ite Theology ( Al-Bab al-Hadi 'Ashar ). v t e v t e2
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Jamal ad-Din Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn 'Ali ibn Muthahhar al-Hilli ( ), also known as al-Allamah al-Hilli ( , "the sage from Hilla"), born December 15, 1250 (19 Ramadan 648), died December 18, 1325, was a Twelver Shi'a theologian and mujtahid .
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Jamal ad-Din Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn 'Ali ibn Muthahhar al-Hilli ( ), also known as al- Allamah al-Hilli ( , "the sage from Hilla"), born December 15, 1250 CE (19 Ramadan 648 AH ), died December 18, 1325, was a Twelver Shia theologian and mujtahid .Known as a Marja' ( Grand Ayatollah ), he was one of the well known Shia scholars of his time.His full name is Jamal al-Din Abu Mansur Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn Mutahhar al-Hilli.We know of at least one hundred books written by him, some of which are still in the form of manuscripts.
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Known as a Marja' ( Grand Ayatollah ), he was one of the well known Shia scholars of his time. His full name is Jamāl ad-Dīn Abu Manṣūr al-Ḥasan bin Yūsuf ibn al-Muṭahhar al-Ḥillī. We know of at least one hundred books written by him, some of which are still in the form of manuscripts.
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He was one of the well known Shia scholars of his time. His full name is Jamāl ad-Dīn Abu Manṣūr al-Ḥasan bin Yūsuf ibn al-Muṭahhar al-Ḥillī. We know of at least one hundred books written by him, some of which are still in the form of manuscripts.
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He was an expert in Twelver theology , a pioneering mujtahid , as well as the first scholar to be referred to with the title " Ayatullah ".Al-Hurr al-Amili enumerated no less than 67 works by him.He is considered the first scholar to successfully disseminate Shia Islam widely in Persia.The theology of al-ʿAllāma al-Ḥillī : (d. 726/1325) .In Martijn Theodoor Houtsma ; et al.
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widely regarded as one of the most influential twelver shi'i scholars of his time
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