Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Yaḥyā b. Ḥasan

Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Yaḥyā b. Ḥasan b. Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Muḥammad al-Baṭrīk b. Naṣr b. Ḥamdūn b. Sābit al-Asadī al-Ḥillī, al-Wāsiṭī, al-Baghdādī. He was a Shīʿī author and poet. He was a jurist of the Shīʿīs. He resided for a time in Dimashq. He praised many emirs and kings. Among those he praised were the ruler of Egypt, Kāmil, and others. Afterwards, he returned to Baghdad. He enlightened the Shīʿīs regarding their madhāhib (legal schools). He was a virtuous, intelligent person, skilled in both poetry and prose. However, his eyes were veiled against the truth. Ibn Saʿī has transmitted a few of his beautiful poems that demonstrate his advancement in knowledge and intellect. May Almighty Allah have mercy on him and forgive him.