Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Mujtaba

Imam of the Twelver Shia Muslims

Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Mujtaba, also known as Imam al-Majlisi, was the ninth Imam of the Twelver Shia Muslims. He was born in 1056 CE and died in 1120 CE. Al-Majlisi was a prominent Shia scholar and theologian who played a key role in the development of Shia theology and jurisprudence. He is considered one of the most important Shia thinkers of all time.