Died: 573 A.H.
1. The descendants of Zahra are the fathers of orphans, when they are
addressed, in reply they wish peace. 2. They are proofs of God on creatures
and whoever is inimical to them, has met with sins. 3. They observed fasts
daily and spent nights in prayers, as you are aware. 4. Did the Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.a.) not appoint Ali (a.s.) the Imam on the day of Ghadeer? 5.
Was Haider not the greatest, the valiant, generous and courageous? Was
Haider not the best successor?
Introduction to the poet
His name was Qutubuddin Abul Husain Saad bin Hibtullah bin Hasan bin
Isa Rawandi.1 He was the leader of religion and an important Shia personality. He
was a foremost teacher of jurisprudence and traditions and in knowledge and
literature, he was incomparable. It was not possible for anyone to acquire his
numerous merits and no objection can be leveled against his excellence and
efforts, his services and good deeds and valuable writings that he produced.2
His teachers
He was among the bearers of knowledge and teachers of religion, who narrated traditional reports; among them being:
1. Shaykh Abul Sadat Hibatullah bin Ali Baghdadi (d. 522 A.H.).
2. Shaykh Imaduddin Muhammad bin Abul Qasim Tabari, author of
Basharatul Mustafa Ilaa Shiatul Murtada.
3. Shaykh Abu Ali Tabarsi, author of Majmaul Bayan, according to the book
Naqdur Rijal.3
Some well known Shia scholars also narrated from him, among them being:
1. Shaykh Babawayh Saad bin Muhammad bin Hasan bin Husain bin
Babawayh.
2. His son, Abul Faraj Imaduddin Ali bin Qutubuddin Rawandi.
His valuable writings
Among them being:
1. Qisasul Anbiya
2. Ayatul Ahkam
3. Fiqhatul Quran4
4. Al-Ayaatul Mushkila
He passed away in the year 573 A.H.5 His grave is located in the shrine of Lady Masuma Qom in the new courtyard.
55. Sibte Ibne Taweezi
Born 519 A.H.
Died: 584 A.H.
“And I bathed and applied antimony to the eyes three times. And on the
day of Ashura pretended to perform the rituals of the enemies of Ahle Bayt
(a.s.) and concealed the sorrow and grief of that day and on the day of Eid
Ghadeer, I do not display my gaiety and instead of living at the tomb of
Moosa,6 spend my life in the neighborhood of Mansur mosque.”7
Introduction to the poet
Abul Fath Muhammad bin Ubaidullah Baghdadi8 was famous as Ibne Taweezi and Sibte Ibne Taweezi.
He was the most prominent Shia poet and an incomparable writer. Dictionaries of poets abound with his praises.9