Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi
Al-Sayyid 'Abd al-Husayn al-Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi al-'Amili | |
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| Title | Sayyid, Allamah, Mujtahid |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1872, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
| Died | 31 December 1957 Lebanon |
| Resting place | Najaf, Iraq |
| Era | Late modern period |
| Region | Middle East |
| Main interest(s) | Kalam, Tafsir, Hadith, Ilm ar-Rijal, Usul, Fiqh, Dawah, Pan-Islamism |
| Notable work(s) | al-Muraja'at, Masa'il Fiqhiyya, al-Fusul al-Muhimah fi Ta'lif al-Ummah, Al-Nass wa l-ijtihad, Al-Kalimat al-gharra' fi tafdil al-Zahra, others |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Ja'fari jurisprudence |
| Muslim leader | |
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Ayatollah Al Sayyed Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi, (Abdel Hussein Charafeddine, Sharafeddine, or Sharafeddin) (Arabic: آية اللّٰه السيد عبدالحسين شرف الدين الموسوي العاملي (المقدس)), was a Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar who has widely been considered a social reformer, "activist", and modern founder of the city of Tyre in Southern Lebanon. He was known for his nonviolent efforts against the French mandate in Lebanon, for which the French encouraged an unsuccessful assassination attempt against him.