Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari (Persian: محمد تقی شوشتری), also known as Sheikh-e-Shoushtari was an IranianTwelver Shia scholar,[5][6][7] who was born in 1903 in the city of Najaf, Iraq.[8][9][10] Shoushtari's[11] father (Mohammad Kazem Shushtari) is originally from Shoushtar and his mother was from Kerman. He was living in Najaf until the age of 7; afterwards came back to Shushtar.[12]
Sheikh-Shoushtari[13][14][15] has written diverse books, amongst of them is "Behja-al-Sabaqah Fi Sharh Nahj-al-Balaqah" in 14 volumes. He also has written the book of "Qamus-al-Rejal" which has been chosen as Iran's Book of the Year Awards in 1992. Mohammad-Taqi died on May 19 1995 at the age of 95 in the city of Shoushtar.[16]
Teachers
Mohammad Taqi Shoushtari had several teachers, among of them are as follows:
Seyyed Hossein Nouri
Seyyed Ali-Asqar Hakim (1930)
Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Emam Known As Emam Shoushtari (1891-1974)
Mohammad-Kazem Shoushtari (His Father)
Seyyed Mahdi Ale-Tayeb Jazayeri (1943)
Seyyed Mohammad-Taqi Sheikhol-Eslam (1924)[17]
Works
Amongst the works/books of Sheikh-Shoushtari are:
Al-Najmah Fi Sharh Al-Ameh
Bahj Al-Sabbaqeh Fi Sharh Nahj Al-Balaqeh
Ayat Al-Bayyenat Fi Haqiyeh Ba'z Al-Manamat
Al-Arbaoun Haditha
Resaleh Dar Mohakemeye Beine Sadouq Va Sheikh Mofid Dar Yek Masa'leh Kalami