Mohammad Ibrahim al-Karbasi

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Ibrahim al-Karbasi (kalbasi) (Arabic: محمد إبراهيم الكرباسي; Persian: محمدابراهیم کرباسی; 1766–1845) known as Sahib al-Isharat (Arabic: محمد إبراهيم الكرباسي) was a Shia jurist, mujtahid, fundamentalist, Quran commentator, theologian, scholar of biographical evaluation and marja', and considered the reviver of the Isfahan Seminary in the 19th century.

The Karbasi family claim descent from Malik al-Ashtar, the noble companion of the first Shia Imam, Ali.

He then travelled across a number of cities to acquire knowledge, and this included, Karbala, Najaf, Kadhimiya, Qom, and Kashan.

He taught Fiqh and Principles of Islamic jurisprudence in the Hakim Mosque of Isfahan, and in this field, raised many students who among them are:[4] Ayatollah Mohammad Ibrahim Kalbasi, along with his educational, training and propaganda efforts, was engaged in writing and researching and has written works in the field of Fiqh, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence and other Islamic teachings, which include:[4][7][20][21] At the insistence of the people and the insistence of the jurists and authorities of the time, such as Mirza-ye Qomi, he published a treatise of "Nokhbeh" (Persian: نخبه, title means: The elite), which is the first collections of juridical edicts or clarifications of questions (Risalah (fiqh)) in Persian.

[7] Al-Karbasi died on the night of Thursday, 15 May 1845, at the age of 81,[24][25] and according to his will, he was buried in a place in front of the Hakim Mosque, in the family's crypt.