Al-Hilli

Who was Al-Hilli?

Jamal ad-Din Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn 'Ali ibn Muthahhar al-Hilli, also known as al-Allamah al-Hilli, born December 15, 1250 CE, died December 18, 1325, was a Twelver Shia theologian and mujtahid. Known as a Marja', he was one of the well known Shia scholars of his time. We know of at least one hundred books written by him, some of which are still in the form of manuscripts. Muhammad bin Al-Hassan al Hurr Al- Amili in his work Amal al Amil, p. 40, enumerated no less than 67 works of this learned author.