was profoundly learned, and had extensive knowledge and mastery over the Islamic traditions and heritage and attained such a station in it that none of his contemporaries or anyone of those who came after him, or even most of the celebrities of the preceding centuries, have been able to attain. He spent his entire noble life in fathoming the mysteries of religiosity and in the defence of Islam and the realm of sincere religion. I don't know of anyone in the latter centuries who waged a jihad like him and sacrificed everything in his possession in the way of everlasting truths. The times, in all ages and periods, will never see a compeer of him in his research, his extensive knowledge, his precision, intelligence, and the immensity of his memory and retention." Works He wrote the following books: Asfār al-anwār ʿan waqāʾiʿ afḍal al-asfār, Zayn al-wasāʾil and al-Dharāʾiʿ. 'Abaqat al'anwar fi imamat al 'A'immat al'athar is popular among Twelver Shi'a scholars worldwide, and quoted even today. Istiqsā al-afhām wa istifā al-intiqām fi naqd muntahā al-kalam (10 volumes, published in 1315 / 1897) Shawāreq al-Nusoos (5 volumes) Kashf al-mudalāt fi hall al-mushkilāt Al-adab al-tabar fi mab'hath ayat al-ghar Ifham Ahl al-mayn fi radd Izalat al-ghayn Al-najm al-thaqib fi masalat al-hijeb fi al-fiqh (in three forms of large, medium and small) Al-durar al-saniyyāh fi al-makātib wa al-munshāt al-arabiyyāh Al-dharāe fi sharh al-sharāe fi al-fiqh (incomplete) Al-shariāh al-gharrā (a complete course in fiqh) Al-shulah al-jawwalah (a discussion about burning the copies of the Quran during the time of Caliph Uthman) Sham al-majāles (eulogies on Imam Husayn, master of the martyrs) Al-tārif (a collection of riddles) Safhāt al-almās fi ahkām al-irtemās (immersion, Ghusl) Al-ash'arāh al-kāmilah (solution for 10 problems) Sham' wa dam' (lit. Candle and Tear, Persian poems) Al-dell al-mamdood wa al-talh al-mandood Rijal al-Mir Hamed Husayn Durrat al-tahqiq Lineage His father, Muhammad Quli Musavi, was a scholar, as was his cousin, Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, who also happens to be the paternal grandfather of Ruhollah Khomeini. Death On Safar 18, 1306/October 24, 1888, he passed away and was buried in Ghufran Ma'ab Husayniyya. After the news of his demise was spread, many mourning gatherings were held in Iraq for him. Titles Shams-ul-Ulama - Conferred by British Raj on 16 February 1887, entitled him to take rank in Darbar immediately after titular Nawabs. See also Islamic scholars References External links More information on Mir