Muslim Scholars

Ayatullah Khamenei in his own words is one of the students of Imam Khomeini in the areas of jurisprudence and its principles, and in revolutionary and political ideas. However, the first spark of his political activism and hatred for oppression was inspired by the great revolutionist and Martyr Sayyid Mujtaba …

Ayatullah al-`Uzma al-Hajj ash-Shaykh Lutfullah as-Safi, a renowned Faqhi, Scholar of Islam and one of the greatest thinkers of our time, was born in the year 1337 Hijri (1917) in the city of Gulpaygan, Iran. Family His father, the late Ayatullah Akhund Mulla Muhammad al-Jawad as-Safi (b.1867) was a wellknown …

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 …

A famous Tunisian Shia convert stated that due to the oppression against Islamic ummah throughout history by the hypocrites, most Sunni Muslims have not heard of the message of Ghadir. Speaking at the Third International Conference on Wilayah [leadership] in Ahvaz (SW city in Iran), Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi, a renowned …

Representative of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite cleric on Friday called for a global war against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Reuters said. Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani was speaking through an aide after nationally televised Friday prayers. “Battle with Daesh is destined for all Iraqis,” said Ayatollah Sistani’s representative, using …

Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani said on Wednesday that Mina catastrophe has defamed Al Saud regime, Wahabism and those claiming to be the custodians of holy shrines in Mecca. Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani said on Wednesday that Mina catastrophe has defamed Al Saud regime, Wahabism and those claiming to be the …