Place of birth: Tabriz – Iran Place of Demise: Najaf – Iraq Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Qazi Tabtabaee Born Al-Hajj Mirza Sayyid Ali Agha al-Qadi was born in the city of Tabriz on the 13th of the month of Thil-Hijja of 1282 A.H. Education Having finished his preparatory study, he was tutored by …
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Place of birth: Ardebil – Iran Place of Demise: Tehran, Iran Political: Since his early twenties, alongside his studies in theology, the Grand Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili has been actively involved in social and political activities. The exciting speeches he made in mosques in different cities of the country including Uromiyyeh, Hamedan, …
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Place of birth: Zanjan – Iran Place of Demise: Mashhad – Iran Born and Upbringing Ayatullah Zanjani was born in Zanjan (the city of learned people) in 1921 in a family known for its knowledge and fiqh. His father the late Ayatullah Uzma Mirza Mahmood Husayni Zanjani was one of the eminent …
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Place of birth: Ardestan – Iran Place of Martyrdom: Tehran, Kashmar – Iran Born Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Modarres was born in 1870, in Ardestan, Isfahan, Iran Education He accomplished his studies in Isfahan, Samarra and Najaf at the presence of such grand teachers as Ayatollah Mirzai-e Shirazi, leader of tobacco …
Read More »Muḥammad Ibn Ḥassan Ibn ʻAlī Ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmilī (Ḥorr ʻAmilī)
Place of birth: Jabal Amel – Lebanon Place of Demise: Isfahan – Iran Born and Upbringing Muhammad bin al-Ḥassan b. Ali b. al-Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmili was born on Rajab 8th, 1033 A.H. in a village in the “Jabal Amel” region in Lebanon. He is accounted a great narrator of Hadiths and an outstanding …
Read More »Muḥammad Ibn Ḥusayn Bahāʾī (Shaykh Bahāʾī)
Place of birth: Jabal Amel, Lebanon Place of Demise: Isfahan, Iran Born Bahāʾ-al-dīn ʿāmelī, Shaikh Muhammad b. Ḥosayn Bahāʾī, also known as Shaikh Bahāʾī, Imami scholar and author born near Baalbek on 27 Ḏu’l-ḥejja 953/18 February 1547.Emigration to Iran He moved with the rest of his family to Isfahan and from there …
Read More »Muḥammad ʻAlī Shāhābādī
Place of birth: Isfahan – Iran Place of Demise: Tehran – Iran Born and Upbringing The late Ayatollah Shah-Abadi was in 1275 in Hussain Abad district of Isfahan city. His father was the late Ayatullah Muhammad Javad Bidabadi known as Shah-Abadi, the Grand Marja’ of Shia world. Education He was an expert …
Read More »Muḥammad Moḥsin Ibn Mortaḍā (Fayḍ Kashānī)
Born He was born Muhammad Mohsin ibn Murtadha in 1007 AH in Kashan, Iran, to an eminent scholarly family.His Education and Emigration to Mashhad After receiving his early education from his father, he moved to Mashhad, where he studied under Sayed Majid Bahraini, Mulla Sadra Shirazi, and Shaikh Bahai. Mulla …
Read More »Muḥammad Ibn Idrīs Ḥillī (Ibn Idrīs Ḥillī)
Place of birth: Hillah, Iraq Place of Demise: Hillah, Iraq Born and Background Muhammad, Son of Idrīs Hillī was born in 543 Hegira in Hillah city. He is one of the distinguished Shi’a scholars. Originally he was Arab, and Sheikh Tusī was his maternal grandfather. Son of Idrīs is well known for …
Read More »ʻAlī Ibn Ḥosayn ʻAbd al-‘Ālī Karakī (Moḥaqiq Karakī)
Place of birth: Jabal Amel -Lebanon Place of Demise: Najaf – Iraq Born Shaikh Ali ibn Abdul-Aal al-Ameli, known as Mohaqqeq Karaki was born in Jabal Amil (in southern Lebanon) in the 8th century AH, but little is known about his early life. Emigration to Iraq He, after completing studies, moved to …
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