Mustafa Jamal al-Din

Mustafa Jamal al-Din was an Iraqi Shi'ite scholar, poet, and writer, born in Suq Al-Shuyukh, a village in the Nasiriyah province of southern Iraq. He traced his lineage back to Ali, Muhammad's cousin, through Musa al-Mubarraqa. Jamal al-Din received his early education in Quranic studies at a local school in his hometown before moving to Karmat Bani Saeed for primary education. He later relocated to Najaf to pursue religious studies, completing the Muqad’dim'maat and Sotooh levels, followed by Bahath Kharij. He attended the halaqah of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei and was appointed a teaching assistant at Najaf's faculty of jurisprudence in 1962 after ranking first in his class.

Jamal al-Din earned a master’s degree from the University of Baghdad in 1972, followed by a PhD in Arabic in 1979. He became a professor at the University of Baghdad's faculty of arts and gained recognition in Iraq and the Arab world for his academic work. His writings include several scholarly works on analogy (Qiyas), juristic discretion (Istihsan), and the grammar of fundamentalists, as well as studies on rhythm in Arabic poetry. He also authored a PhD thesis on the grammatical research of fundamentalists.

In addition to his academic contributions, Jamal al-Din was known for his literary works, including poetry collections such as *Your Eyes and The Old Melody* (ʻAynāki wa-al-Lahn al-qadīm) and *al-Diwan*. His poetry explored themes like the Arabs of the Marshlands and their struggles. He passed away in Damascus.