Najaf
Teachers who lived here
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib (600–661)
buried (traditional) 661
al-Najashi
al-Najashi (982–?)
pilgrimage (reported) 1010
Shaykh al-Tusi
Shaykh al-Tusi (995–1067)
founded seminary and died 1057–1067
al-'Allama al-Hilli
al-'Allama al-Hilli (1250–1325)
burial 1325
al-Muhaqqiq al-Karaki
al-Muhaqqiq al-Karaki (1465–1534)
al-Shahid al-Thani
al-Shahid al-Thani (1506–1558)
visited shrines 1546–1547
Mir Damad
Mir Damad (1561–1631)
died 1631
al-Hurr al-Amili
al-Hurr al-Amili (1624–1693)
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838–1897)
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1903–1981)
advanced studies 1925–1935