Maitham Al Bahrani
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Sheikh Maytham bin Ali Al Bahrani (died 1280) (also spelt Maytham Al Bahrani) was a leading 13th Century Twelver Shi'a Islamic theologian who lived in Bahrain
. Al Bahrani wrote on Twelver doctrine, affirmed free will, the infallibility of prophets and imams, the appointed imamate of `Ali, and the occultation of the Twelfth Imam. Along with Kamal al-Din Ibn Sa’adah al Bahrani (died 1242), Jamal al-Din ‘Ali ibn Sulayman al-Bahrani (died 1271), Maytham Al Bahrani was part of a 13th century Bahrain school of theology that emphasised rationalism
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At the same time, Maytham Al Bahrani was profoundly influenced by the disciplines of philosophy and mysticism. He wrote widely on such theology related philosophical issues as epistimology and ontology.
Al Bahrani's scholarship took in both Imami and Sunni sources; according to University of Bahrain
academic, Ali Al Oraibi:
In the 13th Century, Twelvers - particularly mystics. - were a growing influence in Bahrain, which had previously been dominated by the Ismaili
Qarmatian sect.
The Bahrain school of thought's integration of philosophy and mysticism into Imami Shi'ism had an enduring legacy, influencing fourteenth century theologians such as Ibn Abi Jumhur al-Ahsai'i. Politically, the intellectual vitality of al-Bahrani and his contemporaries is credited with converting the Ilkhanid monarch, Mohammed Khudabandeh
, to convert to Shi'ism and announce a Shia state.
He is buried in Mahooz
, Bahrain
, where a shrine and mosque have now been constructed.
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. Al Bahrani wrote on Twelver doctrine, affirmed free will, the infallibility of prophets and imams, the appointed imamate of `Ali, and the occultation of the Twelfth Imam. Along with Kamal al-Din Ibn Sa’adah al Bahrani (died 1242), Jamal al-Din ‘Ali ibn Sulayman al-Bahrani (died 1271), Maytham Al Bahrani was part of a 13th century Bahrain school of theology that emphasised rationalism
Rationalism
In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" . In more technical terms, it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"...
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At the same time, Maytham Al Bahrani was profoundly influenced by the disciplines of philosophy and mysticism. He wrote widely on such theology related philosophical issues as epistimology and ontology.
Al Bahrani's scholarship took in both Imami and Sunni sources; according to University of Bahrain
University of Bahrain
The University of Bahrain , a public university in the Kingdom of Bahrain, is the largest university in Bahrain. In post-nominals the University of Bahrain is typically abbreviated as UoB....
academic, Ali Al Oraibi:
In the 13th Century, Twelvers - particularly mystics. - were a growing influence in Bahrain, which had previously been dominated by the Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
Qarmatian sect.
The Bahrain school of thought's integration of philosophy and mysticism into Imami Shi'ism had an enduring legacy, influencing fourteenth century theologians such as Ibn Abi Jumhur al-Ahsai'i. Politically, the intellectual vitality of al-Bahrani and his contemporaries is credited with converting the Ilkhanid monarch, Mohammed Khudabandeh
Öljaitü
Öljeitü, Oljeitu, Olcayto or Uljeitu, Öljaitu, Ölziit , born Muhammad Khodabandeh , was the eighth Ilkhanid dynasty ruler in Iran from 1304 to 1316...
, to convert to Shi'ism and announce a Shia state.
He is buried in Mahooz
Mahooz
Mahooz is a neighborhood of Manama, Bahrain. The grave and shrine of the 13th century Shi'ite theologian Maitham Al Bahrani is located in Mahooz....
, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, where a shrine and mosque have now been constructed.