Shaykh Tusi

Iranian scholar
Person human Q4116347

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
995, 995[10]
Date of death
December 2, 1067, 1067[11]
Place of birth
Tus
Place of death
Najaf
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate[13]
Religion or worldview
Islam, Shia Islam[33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[43]
Given name
Muhammad[37]
Honorific prefix
Sheikh-ul-Islam[36]
Kunya
Abu Jaafar[47]
Name in native language
أبو جعفر مُحمَّد بن الحسن بن عليّ بن الحسن الطُّوسي, محمد بن الحسن بن علي الطوسي[44][45]
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Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[46]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sheikh al-Tusi en Shaykh Tusi en Abū jaʻfar alṭuuwsy en Abu Ja'far al-Tusi ar شيخ الطائفة ar فقيه الشيعة ar محمد بن الحسن الطوسي ar محمد بن الحسن بن علي الطوسي ar أبو جعفر محمد بن الحسن بن علي بن الحسن الطوسي ar الشيخ الطوسي ar شيخ الإسلام الطوسي ar أَبُو جَعْفَر الطُّوسي da Al-Taifa de Muhammad ibn al-Hasan at-Tusi de Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, Abū Ǧaʿfar at-Tūsī de Shaykh Muhammad at-Tusi de Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan aṭ-Ṭūsī de Ibn al-Hasan at-Tusi de Abū Ǧaʿfar Muḥammad b. Ḥasan aṭ-Ṭūsī de Abū Dschaʿfar at-Tūsī
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
111538165
Library of Congress authority ID
n80149963
GND ID
120733072
American Academy in Rome ID
10034575
Authority file of the Iraqi Authors ID
583
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15079875k
Biblissima authority ID
tesseract
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01390003
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
8315
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Ashland
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FAST ID
64190
Freebase ID
/m/02qtbfw
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4211875
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/858350311586
IdRef ID
071517588
IxTheo authority ID
080856896
Libris-URI
vs683sjd003xmg3
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279978805171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073657883
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095406345
Parsifal cluster ID
938440
SELIBR ID
37932
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
44111
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
tusi-ebu-cafer
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10034575, ADV11058588
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/3629
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkT8CfHkfc9j8Hp7VQKBP

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Field of work 3
Occupation 3
Works by author 3
Notable work 2
Religion or worldview 2
Student of 2
Teachers 2
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Given name 1
Honorific prefix 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Tus
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Students 1
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Summary

Shaykh Tusi was born in 995[1] in Tus[2]. He died on December 2, 1067[3], in Najaf[4]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[5], muhaddith[6], Qur'anic exegete[7], marji'[8], and mutakallim[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Tahdhib al-Ahkam[48], a literary work[49]; Al-Istibsar[50], a literary work[51]; and Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran[52], a written work[53].

FAQs

Where was Shaykh Tusi born?

Shaykh Tusi's place of birth was Tus[2].

Where did Shaykh Tusi die?

Shaykh Tusi passed away in Najaf[4].

What did Shaykh Tusi do for work?

Shaykh Tusi worked as an Islamic jurist[5], muhaddith[6], Qur'anic exegete[7], marji'[8], and mutakallim[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . WorldCat Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  25. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . taraajem.com. Retrieved . taraajem.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 21d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → tesseract
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  6. 18w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Islamic jurist, muhaddith, Qur'anic exegete +4
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  7. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Islamic jurist, muhaddith, Qur'anic exegete +4
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  8. 19w ago · Alsadah · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → fiqh, science of hadith, tafsir +2
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  9. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → ابن حمزة الطوسي, Abū al-Ṣalāḥ al-Ḥalabī, محمد بن علی کراجکی +1
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  10. 19w ago · Alsadah · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥillī
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  11. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو جعفر مُحمَّد بن الحسن بن عليّ بن, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمد بن الحسن بن علي الطوسي'}
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  12. 23w ago · Alsadah · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو جعفر مُحمَّد بن الحسن بن عليّ بن, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمد بن الحسن بن علي الطوسي'}
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  13. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Islamic jurist, muhaddith, Qur'anic exegete +4
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  14. 25w ago · Alsadah · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Al-Istibsar, مصباح المتهجد (كتاب) +5
    Student → ابن حمزة الطوسي, Abū al-Ṣalāḥ al-Ḥalabī, محمد بن علی کراجکی +1
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  15. 25w ago · Alsadah · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Abbasid Caliphate
    Student of → Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Sharif al-Murtadha, أحمد بن الحسين الغضائري
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  16. 25w ago · Alsadah · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → ابن حمزة الطوسي, Abū al-Ṣalāḥ al-Ḥalabī, محمد بن علی کراجکی +1
    Field of work → fiqh, science of hadith, tafsir +2
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    Occupation → Islamic jurist, muhaddith, Qur'anic exegete +4
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