Sharif al-Murtaza

Who was Sharif al-Murtaza?

Abu al-Qāsim ‘Alī ibn Husayn al-Sharīf al-Murtadhā also popular as Alam al Huda was one of the greatest scholars of his time and was one of the students of Shaykh al-Mufīd . He was the elder brother of Al-Sharif al-Radi, the compiler of Nahjul Balagha. He was four years older than his brother. He lived during the era of Buyid Dynasty. It was the golden age of Arabic literature, and great poets like Al-Mutanabbi and Al-Ma`arri were among his contemporaries.