Place of birth: Qum – IRAN Born He was born in 1946 into a religious family. His father was the late Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Muhaqqiq Damad who was the son-in-law of `Allama Ha’iri Yazdi (the founder of the Howzah ilmiyyah of Qom). Religious Education When he finished his preliminary studies he …

Place of birth: Najaf – Iraq   Born and Upbringing Ayatollah sayyid Mahmud Hashemi Shahroudi was born in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq in 1948 (the 2nd of Dhu`l-Qa’dah 1367 of Muhammadan year). His ancestors are originally from Shahroud, an east-central city in Iran. His father Ayatollah sayyid Ali …

Place of birth: Mashhad – Iran Born and Upbringing Ayatullah Mirza Hasan Ali Morvarid (R.A.) was born in the holy city of Mashhad in the year 1329 A.H. in a highly respected religious family. His father Hojjat al-Islam wal Muslimeen Shaykh Muhammad Reza Morvarid (1299-1338 A.H.) was one of the leading …

Place of birth: Shiraz – Iran Place of Demise: Samarra – Iraq Born He was born Sayyid Muhammad Hasan ibn Sayyid Mahmud al-Hussaini al-Shirazi in 1230 AH in Shiraz, Iran.Religious Education An exceptionally intelligent child who was blessed with an extraordinary memory, he started his religious studies at the tender age of …

Place of birth: Bidabad – Iran Place of Demise: Qum – Iran Social: Born Shaykh Khaansari was born in Bid Aabaad, Isfahan, in 1917. His father was an eminent scholar in Isfahan.His Education and Emigration to Najaf Khaansari began his preliminary studies in Isfahan until the age of eighteen, when he migrated …

Place of birth: Qum – Iran Born Shaykh Gerami was born in Qum on September,1938. Education He entered into Qum’s seminary, after finishing primary school and some intermediate classes. At the age of eighteen, he began the Kharij level of Fiqh (jurisprudence) under Ayatollah Uzma Boroujerdi and Imam Khumayni. Shaykh Gerami …

Place of birth: Kashan – Iran Born Muhammad Mahdi ibn Abu Dhar was born to a religious middle class family in Narauq, a village near Kashan in 1128 A.H.  His parents named him Mohammad Mahdee.  From the early years of his childhood, it became evident that he was a genius.Education After receiving his early education in …

Place of birth: Najaf – Iraq Born Mohammad Ali Taskhiri Ayatollah was born in 1944 in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq.Religious Education He acquired his primary and middle-level education from Najaf while for the acquisition of highest educational level of the Islamic Seminaray ( Hawzah) i.e. “Dars-e-Kharej” which contains advanced …

Place of birth: Ardebil – Iran Place of Demise: Qum – Iran Born and Family Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Murtada bin Naqd ‘Ali bin Mir ‘Ali Rida bin Husayn…al-Musawi was born in Ardabil on 10th Rajab 1347 A.H. His father is the great Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Mufti al-Shi‘a al- Ardabil. He …

Place of birth: Kazemiyeh – Iraq Place of Demise: Najaf – Iraq Born and Family Sayyid ‘Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din was born in 1290 A.H. (1871 A.D.) in Kazimayn, Iraq, where his father Sayyid Yusuf was engaged in religious studies. There was scholarly strain in the young boy’s blood since his mother …