Biographies

Place of birth: Qum Born Sayyed Mohammad sadegh Rohani, was born in Moharam 1345 after Hejra (a.h), coinciding with 1305 Hejri shamsi (h.s) (solar year) and 1926 A.D. in the holy city of Qom. His family was of Imam Hussein (a) extraction, with a great background of knowledge and virtues.His parents …

Place of birth: karbala – Iraq Born and Upbringing Ayatollah Sayid Mortadha Al-Qazwini was born in one of the holiest cities in the Islamic world—Karbala, Iraq—in 1931 to a family well known in the Shia world for its knowledge, wisdom, and piety. His father, the grand Ayatollah Sayid Sadiq Al-Qazwini (shown …

Place of birth: Qum Born He was born on the twentieth of Jumadi al-Awwal 1361 A.H. (1942) in Qom. His father was Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Muhammad Muhaqqiq Damad, who was the son-in-law of Ayatollah Uzma Hajj Shaykh Abdul Karim Hairi. Education Sayyid Ali completed his primary school in 1953 and in …

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 …