Sheikh Ṣadūq, al-Amālī

Main article: al-Shaykh al-Saduq Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babawayh al-Qummi known as al-Shaykh al-Saduq was among the greatest Shi'a scholars of the 4th/10th century. Exact date of his birth is not known; however, it must have been after 305/917-8. His grave is in Rey. He has been considered the greatest scholar of Qom in hadith and jurisprudence and more than 300 scholarly works have been attributed to him, most of which are not available now. Man la yahduruh al-faqih which is among the Shia's Four Books is one of his works. His other important works are Ma'ani al-akhbar, 'Uyun akhbar al-Rida, al-Khisal, 'Ilal al-shara'i', and Sifat al-Shi'a. Some of his most famous students were al-Sharif al-Murtada, al-Shaykh al-Mufid, and al-Talla'ukbari.

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Mizan al-Hikmah

Mohammad Mohammadi Nik known as Rayshahri (1325-1401) was a Shia cleric, scholar of Hadiths, guardian of Astan Abdulazim Hosni and one of the agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Rayshahri was also the representative of the people of Tehran in the Assembly of Experts and the founder and president of the Quran and Hadith University, and the head of Hajj. Mizan al-Hikmah is his most famous work and he wrote many books based on Shia hadiths. Several collections such as Amir al-Mominin's Encyclopedia, Imam Hossein's Encyclopedia, Imam Mahdi's Encyclopedia, and Qur'an and Hadith Encyclopedia were also authored under his supervision. He was the son-in-law of Mirza Ali Meshkini.

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