His teachers from whom he acquired knowledge

The first of them was his father, the learned, ascetic and devout scholar: Yahya ibn al-Husayn ibn Amir al-Din al-Muthahhar; his uncle, his father’s brother, the Sheikh of the Progeny and their distinguished scholar: al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn ibn Amir al-Din al-Muthahhar; and then his uncle and his father’s brother, al-‘Allāmah: Amir al-Din ibn al-Husayn. The people of this house are people of knowledge, asceticism and piety; they are renowned, honoured and respected, and their house remains a centre of learning to this day and for as long as Allah wills.

Among his teachers, may Allah preserve him, was his elder brother, al-Sayyid al-‘Allāmah Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn al-Husayn al-Muthahhar, may Allah preserve him. Among his teachers was his cousin, the scholar and investigator Sayyid Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn al-Muthahhar, may Allah have mercy on him. Among his teachers was the judge, the scholar and investigator Yahya ibn Jabran Ja’far, may Allah have mercy on him.

And the most famous of his teachers and mentors was the Imam, the Reviver of the religion, Majd al-Din ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mu’ayyidi, may Allah have mercy on him and grant him His pleasure. He – may Allah be pleased with him – had other teachers besides those I have mentioned; he told me of them, but they slipped my mind whilst writing these lines. As for those who acquired knowledge from him, I cannot possibly list them all due to their great number; in short, the spiritual guides scattered throughout the country today are considered to be his students and the students of his students.