| Religion: | Islam |
| Honorific Prefix: | Ayatollah |
| Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini | |
| Birth Name: | Abdul Hosein Amini |
| Birth Date: | 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Resting Place: | Najaf |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Notable Works: | Al-Ghadir |
| Disciple Of: | Sayyed Muhammad Molana, Sayyed Mortaza Khosro Shahi, Sayyed Muhammad Firouz Abadi, Sayyed Abu Torab Khansari, Sayyed Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, Muhammad Hosein NĀʾĪNĪ, Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani, |
Sheikh Abdul Hossein Amini (fa|عبدالحسین امینی) was a Shia scholar, traditionist, theologian and jurist. He is best known for his book Al-Ḡadīr fi’l-Ketāb wa’l-Sonna wa’l-Adab .
He was born in the city of Sarab near the Ardabil. His father Mirza Ahmad Amini, and his grandfather Najaf Ali were jurists of the city.[1]
His teachers included Abul Hasan Esfahani, Muhammad Hosein Na'ini, and Muhammad Hossein Esfahani.[2]
Abdul Hussain established a library in Najaf and named it “Amir al-Mo’menin”. He wrote many books and treatises, most of which have been published. He wrote books about Shiʿite beliefs, Hadith and jurisprudence. Some of his books are:
He fell ill in 1968 and travelled to Tehran for medical treatment where he died on 3 July 1970. His body was returned to Najaf for burial next to Amīr-al-moʾmenīn library that he had founded.