Ibrahim al-Musawi al-Zanjani

Sayyid Ibrahim al-Musawi al-Zanjani (; 1925 – 13 November 1999) was an Iranian Ja'fari jurist and writer, best known for his works on various Islamic topics via Twelver Shia outlook, which most of them were published in the successive years of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Born in Sain Qaleh village, then part of Abhar to a well-known Musawi family. After studying in Qom, he went to Najaf and stayed there for about 31 years. He also lived in Kuwait and Syria for many years, fulfilling his Sharia and educational duties. He died at the age of 74 and buried next to the grave of his father in Radekan, Qazvin.

Origins

Ibrahim al-Zanjani traces his paternal lineage to the Musawites, an umbrella term for the all descendants of Musa al-Kazim. His father had four sons and two daughters, among his sons: Ibrahim, Ismail, Muhammad and Morteza.

Personal life Al-Zanjani traveled a lot. Except for Syria and Iraq, he traveled to Mecca 15 times, Cairo 5 times, Istanbul twice, India, Jordan, Lebanon, the Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, and traveled to London for a medical treatment.

Works Some biographers and bibliographers have confused him with a namesake (1855–1935) a nonauthor. Ibrahim Al-Zanjani wrote numerous books in Arabic and Persian on various Islamic topics, such as: theology, jurisprudence and it's principles, philosophy, scholastic theology, ethics, genealogy, biographies and religious history. Among his published books are: , 1972 , 1975 , 1977 , 1979 , 1979 , 1979 , 1979 , 1982 , three volumes, 1982 , 1985 , 1987