Mustafa Jamal al-Din
Mustafa Jamal al-Din, was an Iraqi Shi'ite scholar, poet, and writer. He was born in Suq Al-Shuyukh and studied in Najaf. He is a Shi'ite faqih and has numerous works of literature, including a collection of poems and a graphic novel. He died in Damascus.
Lineage
He is related to Muhammad's cousin Ali, through Musa al-Mubarraqa. Jamal al-Din was born in a village in Suq Al-Shuyukh, Nasiriyah province, southern Iraq.Education
He studied in a Quran school in his hometown, then moved to Karmat Bani Saeed to continue primary school. He completed fourth grade then moved to Najaf to study religion. He completed the first two levels of studying Muqad'dim'maat and Sotooh then moved to Bahath Kharij level. He then went on to attend halaqah of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei He was appointed teaching assistant at the faculty of jurisprudence in Najaf for ranking first in his class in 1962. In 1972 he received a master's degree from the University of Baghdad. He receivedmaster’s degree. In 1972, he was appointed professor at the faculty of arts of the University of Baghdad and became known in Iraq and the Arab world. He later received a PhD in Arabic in 1979.Works
His works include:Analogy: Truth and Justification - “Master’s thesis” Juristic Discretion: Truth and Meaning The Grammar Research of the Fundamentalists - “PhD thesis” Rhythm in Arabic Poetry: Verse to Foot- “Baghdad”
- Arabs of the Marshlands Predicament and Arab Silence
- ''al-Diwan''