Biographies

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

 Born Jafar ibne Yahya ibne Hassan ibne Saeed known as Muhaqqaq Hilli was the first religious leader in Hillah. He was born in 602 A.H. at Hillah city.Hillah City While Baghdad became the center of Shia learning during the time of the Seventh Imam (a.s) and the Four Deputies of …

Place of birth: ShahreRey – Iran Place of Demise: Baghdad – Iraq Born Thiqat-ul-Islām, the Sheikh of Sheikhs, Muhammad son of Ya’qūb son of Is’hāq, known as Kuleinī Rāzī, is one of the great dignitaries of Shi’a at the time of ‘Ghaybat-e Sughrā’ (minor occultation) of the 12th Imām (Imām-e Asr, Mahdī …