Afzal al-Din Mahabadi، the Unknown Genius

This article gives a short biography of Afzal al-Din Hasan ibn Ali Mahabadi 505-595 A.H.)، a 6th century Shia scholar، who was born in Mahabad، a) suburb of Ardestan، Isfahan. After introducing a few old and new figures of Mahabad، the author identifies Mahabadi's grandfather and father، and then shows the stages of his education in Kashan، Qom، and Rey، his students، scientific scope، and contemporary and companionable figures. It continues by introducing his written works in the fields of hadith، literature، and theology، such as a Commentary on Nahj al-Balagha، Sharh al-Shahab، Tanzih al-Haq an Shubahi al-Khalq (Pyrifying the right from the objections and doubts)، Sharh al-Luma’، and reading the famous namesakes and mentioning what the great scholars have said about him.