Fuqaha

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. …

Place of birth: Amol – Iran Born Ayatollah Hasan-Zade Aamuli was born in Eera (a district in Larijaan, Aamul, Iran) in 1929. His formal name is Hasan son of Abdullah Al-Tabari Aamuli, however he is known by the title “Hasan-zade”. Religious Education In the Masjid Jaami` of Aamul he learned the …

Place of birth: Isfahan – Iran Born Mohammad Baqer son of Mohammad Taqi Majlesi, popularly known as “Allameh Majlesi” or “Majlesi, the Second”, was born in the city of Isfahan in the Arabic lunar year 1037 (A.H.). His Noble Family The family of Allameh Majlesi is among the most honored families …

Place of birth: Meybod, Yazd, Iran Place of Demise: Qom, Iran Born and Upbringing Ayatollah Haj Sheikh Abdulkarim Haeri Yazdi was born in 1859 in Mehrjerd, Yazd. He lost his father when he was only 6 and thereafter was brought up by his mother..Education Then arrived the time to go to the …

Place of birth: Najaf – Iraq Born Jafar bin Qizr bin Yahya Janahi Hilli Najafi, Kashif al-Ghita (1743-1812 A.D./1156-1227 A.H.), patriarch of Kashif al-Ghita family is famous as Jafar-i Kabeer and Shaikh Mashaikh, He was a well-known jurist, theologian, researcher, writer, scholar, poet and a sole Marja of the Shi’ites. After …

Place of birth: Khomein – Iran Place of Demise: Tehran – Iran   Born and Background Rouhullah Khomeini was born on the 24th of September 1902. His father was Agha Mustafa Mujtahid Kamareh’i. Rouhullah was the grandson of Sayyid Ahmad, and the great grandson of Deen Ali Shah. Deen Ali Shah lived …

Place of birth: Taleqan – Iran Place of Demise: Najaf – Iraq Born Sheykh Murtaďa Taleqani was born in 1280 A.H. in the city of Taleqan. Education He learned the Qur’an and Persian literature in the katateeb of the city then migrated to Tehran and from there to Isfahan so he could …

Place of birth: Najaf – Iraq Place of Demise: Qum – Iran Born and Upbringing Ayatoollah Muhammad Shirazi was born in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, in 1347 AH (Muslim calendar), 1928 AD. He belongs to a distinguished family deeply rooted in Islamic sciences, literature and virtue. The Shirazi family has …

Place of birth: karbala – Iraq Born Shaykh Ma`rifat was born in Karbala, Iraq in 1930 into a family known for its religious and pious background. His father, Shaykh Ali Ma`rifat Isfahani, was a famous preacher and orator in Karbala. Religious Education Having finished his primary school, Ma`rifat entered the Islamic …