Muhammad Hasan Abi al-Mahasin
Muhammad-Hasan Al-Mahasin | |
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محمد حسن أبي المحاسن | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 19 April 1875 Karbala, Karbala sanjak, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1923 (aged 47–48) |
| Children | Kamil, Muhammad-Husayn, Fadhil, Muhammad-Sharif, Abd, and Mo'ein |
| Parent | Hamadi Al-Maliki |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Mirza Taqi al-Shirazi |
Sheikh Muhammad-Hasan Abi al-Mahasin al-Janaji al-Ha'eri (Arabic: الشيخ محمد حسن أبي المحاسن الجناجي الحائري; 19 April 1875 – 1923) was an Iraqi poet and politician.[1] He was most famous for his participation in the Iraqi Revolt.[2]
Early life and family
Abi al-Mahasin was born in Karbala in 1874. His grandfather, Muhsin al-Maliki, was the first of the family to migrate from Janaja, Hilla to Karbala, residing in Janaja, Al-Hindiya in the end of the 19th century. They also gained stature in the city, after marrying into the Nasrallah family.[1] He is of the Albu Muhsin family of Al-Ghati offshoot of Al-Ali tribe, a branch of Bani Malik tribe.
Biography
Abi al-Mahasin was one of the leaders of the Iraqi rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during and after World War 1. He became Mirza Al-Shirazi's representative, by leading the Revolutionary Council (known as al-Majlis al-Milli; Arabic: المجلس الملي) in 1920.
He later became the Minister of Education in the first national government of the royal reign of King Faisal I after Iraq's independence in 1922.
Works
Abi al-Mahasin was a renowned poet, and his student Sheikh Muhammad-Ali al-Yaqubi published his diwan for him in 1966, under the name Diwan Abi al-Mahasin al-Karbalaei.
Abi al-Mahasin wrote a lot of poetry on pan-Arabism, and the glory of the Arabs, and one of his famous lines includes:[2]
فمتى تؤلف وحدة عربية
وطنيه الإصدار والإيراد
ليس العراق بموطني هو وحده
فبلاد قومي كلهن بلادي
When will there be Arab unity,
A patriotic notion of giving and taking.
Iraq is not my country alone,
For the Arab nations are all my country
Personal life
Abi al-Mahasin was married to the daughter of Sayyid Ali Nasrallah. He had six sons, Kamil, Muhammad-Husayn, Fadhil, Muhammad-Sharif, Abd al-Razzaq, and Mo'ein.[3]
His grandson, Nouri al-Maliki, was the prime minister of Iraq from 2006 until 2014.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (1998). Asha'er Karbala Wa 'Usariha [Tribes and Families of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Mahaja al-Baydha'. pp. 542–3.
- 1 2 al-Grety, Alaa'; al-Ta'ei, Salih (2010-06-10). "Lamha 'An Abi al-Mahasin al-Karbalaei Wa Dawrahu Fi Thawrat al-Iraq al-Kubra 1920 AD". Ahl al-Bayt (as) (in Arabic). 1 (10): 184–193.
- ↑ Tumah, Salman H. "Min A'lam Karbala .. Shaykh Muhammad Hassan Abu al-Mahasin (1293 – 1344 AH)". Al-Hikmeh (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "Nouri al-Maliki | Biography, Iraq, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.