MAJLISI, MUHAMMAD BAQIR AL
MAJLISI, MUHAMMAD BAQIR AL- (1616-1698/1700), leading Iranian Shi’i scholar of the late Safavid period. He was born in Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid state, into a family of `ulama’ (religious scholars). His father, Muhammad Tagi al-Majlisi, was a noted religious figure. It is said the Majlisls were related to the `Amilis of south Lebanon
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