‘The Ayatollah passed away at his home in Tehran around nine o’clock in the morning,’ said Hujjat-ul-Islam Hassan Sameei. Born on March 21, 1925, the late Ayatollah was the former member of the Guardian Council and head of Al Ghadir International Foundation from the outset.He was a founding member of …
Read More »Sayyid Moḥsin Ḥakīm
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 …
Read More »Sayyid Shahāb al-Dīn Marʻashī Najafī
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 …
Read More »Muḥammad Ḥosayn Najafī
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 …
Read More »Sayyid ʻAbul Ḥassan Isfahānī
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. …
Read More »Ḥassan Ḥassan-Zādah Āmolī
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 …
Read More »Muḥammad Bāqir Majlisī (ʻAllāmah Majlisī)
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 …
Read More »ʻAbd al-Karīm Ḥāʼerī Yazdī
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 …
Read More »Jaʻfar Kāshif al-Ghita’
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 …
Read More »Sayyid Rūhollāh Mūsawī Khomaynī
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 …
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