Abdul Hussain established a library in Najaf and named it “Amir al-Mo’menin”. He wrote many books and treatises, most of which have been published. He wrote books about Shiʿite beliefs, Hadith and jurisprudence. Some of his books are:
He fell ill in 1968 and travelled to Tehran for medical treatment where he died on 3 July 1970.[citation needed] His body was returned to Najaf for burial next to Amīr-al-moʾmenīn library that he had founded.