Biographies

Born Ayatollah  Hussain vahid Khorasani was born in 1921 in Neyshabour, Mashhad. Religious Education Having finished the literature lessons, he learned the Sotouh stage from the late Ayatullah Haj Shaykh Muhammad Nahawandi, and then he attended the lectures of the Kharij stage of the late Ayatullah Mirza Mehdi Isfahani and …

Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi was  very active in the early days that culminated in the Islamic Revolution of Iran and it is because of this fact that he was thrown in the despotic ruler’s jail many times. In addition, he was even exiled o­n three separate occasions to three different …

Born   Ayatullah Uzma Haj Sayyid Musa Shebiri Zanjani was born in 1928 in the city of Qom. He was born into a family known for its religious background. His father, Sayyid Ahmad Zanjani, was a pious and eminent scholar of the Islamic Seminary of Qom. Education After finishing primary school, …

Born and Upbringing Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani was born on 9th Rabi Al-Awwal 1349 A.H. in the holy city of Mashhad. He was named Ali after his grandfather. He was brought up into a family known for its religious background. He learned theological and rational sciences from many …

After Saddam Hussein Al-tikriti seizure of power and the removal of his predecessor, Ahmed Hassan Albaker in June 17th, 1979, intensive pressure and hardship of the regime against Iraqis have been increased, especially against the howzeh scholars in Najaf. His eminence decided to stay in the howzeh and not leave …

Place of birth: Arak – Iran Place rolls: Najaf – Iraq Born Ayatollah Aqa ziya ad-Deen al-Iraqi was born in the city of Sultan-Abad ( Arak) in the year 1278 A.H. Education He completed his preparatory study in his home town then migrated to the city of al-Najaf al-Ashraf in order to …

Place of birth: Najaf, Iraq Place of Demise: Najaf, Iraq Born He was born Sayyid Mohsin ibn Sayyid Mahdi Tabatabai al-Hakim to a scholarly family in the holy city of Najaf in 1306 AH. Religious Education He received his religious education in Najaf, studying under such great giants of the seminary as …

Place of birth: Najaf – Iraq Place of Demise: Qum – Iran  Born and Upbringing  Ayatullah al-Uzma Marashi al-Najafi(R.A.), is the leading jurist, the Grand Marja of the Shi’ites in the world, the great preserver of Islamic heritage, renowned jurisprudent, the great researcher, historian and genealogist. Ayatullah al-Uzma Sayyid Shihab al-Din Hussaini …

Place of birth: Punjab – Pakistan Born and Family Ayatullah Shaikh Muhammad Hussain Najafi was born in Jahanian Shah in district Sargodha (Punjab, Pakistan), in April 1932. He belongs to the Dhakku branch of Jat people. He had two paternal uncles, both of whom were Shia ulema: Maulana Imam Bakhsh was …

Born and Education  Ayatullah Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Isfahani was born in the Madisa village, one of the villages of Lanjan district of the city of Isfahan. He completed his elementary study in the Nimarud School in Isfahan where he was taught by Mirza Abu al-Ma’ali al-Kalbasi, benefiting greatly from him. …