Muhammad Rida al-Muzaffar

His family by the name of Muzaffar counted as one of eminent families in Najaf. His family includes many scholars and men of religious learning. Most of them are known as Muzaffar in that city since the twelfth century of the Hijrah. Some of his relatives are inhabitants of Basra in Iraq and reside in al-Jaza’ir. His father, named Muhammad ibn Abdullah, a jurist and Mujtahid was a Marja' taqlid. His father was also born and educated in Najaf. He spent his youth in study, his only other activity being prayer and teaching until he had distinguished himself as a jurist. He wrote a very comprehensive commentary on the book of Shara’i al-Islam which he called Tawhid al-Kalam. One of his achievements was establishment of "Montada Al Nashar" or publication of Montada to develop and publicize the most important Islamic books. He also founded the faculty of jurisprudence (fiqh) in Najaf University which includes courses such as comparative fiqh, Shia jurisprudence etc.[2][3] Eminent scholars like Muhammad Taqi Jafari sought an association with al-Muzaffar.[4]

He has many opinions in different domains of Islamic learning like usul al fiqh, logic and fiqh.

• Usul Al-Fiqh
• Al-Mantiq
• Kefayat Al-Osul
• History of Islam
• Philosophy of Avicenna
• Saghifeh
• Philosophy of Imam Ali
• Shaykh Tousi, the establisher of Najaf seminary
• Aqa’ed al-Imamiah’[8]