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Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī

1547 - 1621

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Baha al-Din al-Amili (Arabic: بهاء الدين العاملي, Persian: بهاءالدین عاملی; 18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621) was a Twelver Shia polymath in Safavid Iran, who composed various works in Arabic and Persian. Closely tied to the court of Shah Abbas I (r. 1587–1629), he became known for his role in the intellectual sphere of Isfahan and is seen as a leading figure in his field, with seventy-seven scholars counted among his students. Of Arab descent, he was originally from Jabal Amil (present-day south Lebanon) in Ottoman Syria. During his childhood, his family moved to Iran, where his father Husayn ibn Abd al-Samad became the shaykh al-Islam in Herat under Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī is the 842nd most popular philosopher (down from 706th in 2024), the 73rd most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 59th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lebanese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 842 out of 1,267. Before him are Franciscus Gomarus, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Favorinus, Léon Brunschvicg, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, and Jakob Lorber. After him are Franz Xaver von Baader, Hossein Nasr, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Józef Maria Bocheński, Hans Robert Jauss, and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1547, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 17. Before him are Mateo Alemán, Rudolph Goclenius, George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sanada Masayuki, Maciej Stryjkowski, and Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł. After him are Princess Sophia of Sweden, Alof de Wignacourt, Ubbo Emmius, Jurij Dalmatin, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, and Faizi. Among people deceased in 1621, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 25. Before him are John Berchmans, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Hendrick de Keyser, Ottavio Rinuccini, and Pietro Aldobrandini. After him are Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Mary Sidney, and Dirk Hartog.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 73 out of 145. Before him are Imad Mughniyah (1962), Philo of Byblos (64), Callinicus of Heliopolis (700), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890), and Samir Geagea (1952). After him are Élias Sarkis (1924), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Gabriel Yared (1949), Abdalonymus (-305), Hashem Safieddine (1964), and Antoun Saadeh (1904).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Lebanon

Among philosophers born in Lebanon, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 4. Before him are Porphyry (233), Zeno of Sidon (-150), and Maximus of Tyre (200). After him are Antoun Saadeh (1904).

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