[1][2][3] It is reported that besides his native Arabic language, al-Balaghi was also well-versed in English, Hebrew and Persian.
[4] He was a prominent student of Mirza Muhammad-Taqi al-Shirazi, supporting him throughout the Iraqi revolt of 1920; and Muhammad-Kadhim al-Khurasani.
The patriarch of the intellectual family was Sheikh Muhammad-Ali al-Balaghi who died in Karbala in 1592, who was a grand religious authority, and one of the disseminators of Usul al-Kafi.
Some of his books included:[3][7] al-Balaghi married the daughter of Sayyid Musa al-Jazayeri al-Kadhimi in 1889, whilst he was in Kadhimiya.
He is buried in the third southern room of the west wing of the courtyard of the Imam Ali Shrine.