A great Shia scholar, great historian and researcher

Name: Sheikh Abbas Father’s name: Muhammad Reza Abul Qasim Mother’s name: Zaynab Born in the Holy City of Qum in the year 1294

A.H. Died in Najaf al-Ashraf on Tuesday the 23rd of

Zilhajj 1359 A.H. He is buried in the courtyard of the Holy

Shrine of the prince of believers, Imam Ali (as)

His mother had pledged to herself that at the time of feeding the baby, she would not be without ablution and she would feed the child in a state of cleanliness and purity.

His mother had also said: “For two years when Abbas was fed by me, I don’t remember ever once feeding him without taking ablution.”

A peaceful environment, a warm embrace and humming full of emotions by this lady, all brought a healthy and suitable environment for Sheikh Abbas’s development.

One of the scholars in Najaf asked him to pray on behalf of his hurting foot, Sheikh Abbas (a.r) replied, "I may have committed sins in the past, so it is possible that my prayer will not be answered. However, I have written numerous narrations of the Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) with this hand of mine, so I will rub it on your foot, and Insha'Allah you will be cured by the sake of Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him)." He rubbed his hand on the other scholar's foot, and the pain vanished immediately!

After a long struggle, Shaikh Abbas (r.a) compiled a book that contained the text of and detailed instructions on supplications (Du'as), salutations (Ziyaraat), and prayers for each day of the year.

He dedicated it to the soul of Pure Lady Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her), saying that with her blessings, the book would become Mafateeh-ul-Jinan (keys of paradise).

He not only compiled a manual of prayers and supplications, he actually lived his life by them.

Today, the book can be found in essentially every single Shia mosque, library, bookstore, school, and household. It has been translated in many other languages since then.

The English version is known as either The Prayer's Almanac or Supplications: Call on Me, I Answer You and is available online.

Narrating ahadith from the Ahlulbayt (asws) was among his passion.

He was also very fond of calligraphy. He used to write the ahadith of Ahlulbayt (asws).

He was also very eager to know about the true narrators of ahadith.

His first book was published at the age of 21 in Qum. He thanked Allah (SWT) for this success and tried much harder and later wrote many other books.

Manaazelul Aakhera(Stages of the Hereafter)

Nafasul Mahmoom(Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala)

Ayatollah Buzurg Tehrani, the esteemed author of ‘al-Zareeah’ writes, “I found him to be a model of self-discipline and piety, completely aware and practicing of all the religious laws, and extremely devout in following the teachings and examples of the Ahlul Bayt.”

Hajj Mirza Ali Muhadith Zadeh, his son narrates: “As far as I can remember, my father never missed his prayers during the night, even during his journeys.”

We are born to serve Allah (swt). (Surah Zariyat, Verse 56)

Acquiring deep religious knowledge. Obeying parents while they are alive and

remembering them after their death. Ponder over the verses of guidance and the self-

building words of the Holy Qur’an. Giving preference to the hereafter. Supplications (dua) and prayers leads man to the

ultimate position in front of Allah (swt). To have a good son you need to be a great father.

Let’s recite aSurah Fatiha

for the blessed souls of Sheikh Abbas Qummi (r.a) and his virtuous parents.