Al-Sayyed Mohsen al-Amin

Al-Sayyed Mohsen al-Amin (b.1284 A.H./1867 C.E. - d.1371 A.H. /1952 C.E.), also transliterated Muhsin al Amin, was a Shia scholar, biographer, traditionist, and jurist. He was born in Jabal Amil, Lebanon. His most important work is A'yan al-Shi'a.

Early life and education 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. 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