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Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed-Ridha al-Husayni al-Sistani (Arabic: محمد رضا الحسيني السيستاني, born 18 August 1962), is an Iraqi Islamic scholar, and the eldest son of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. [1] Al-Sistani primarily runs his father's office and oversees the financial and administrative work. [2] [3]
Sistani was born in 1930 [13] in Mashhad, to a family of religious clerics who claim descent from Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. His father was Mohammad-Baqir Sistani and his mother was the daughter of Ridha al-Mehrebani al-Sarabi. [14] [15]
Traditionally (and as of 1985, at least in Iran) education of a member of the ulema (and many other people) began with primary school or maktab.After completing this, those who wanted to be members of the ulama attended madrasa (religious college, "collectively referred to as hawza", plural hawzat) [6] situated in big cities.
One highlight of Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq is his meeting Saturday with a revered religious leader for Shiite Muslims, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Francis has spent years trying to ...
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Ridha al-Husayni al-Shirazi (Arabic: محمد رضا الحسيني الشيرازي; Persian: محمد رضا حسينى شيرازى; 1959 – June 1, 2008) was an Iraqi Shia scholar, and the eldest son of Muhammad al-Shirazi. [1] [2] [3] Mohammad Ridha Shirazi was considered to be the 'hope for the future of Islam.'
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al-Sayyid Muhammad Ridha al-Hussayni al-Sistani السيد محمد رضا الحسيني السيستاني 18 August 1962 (age 62) Najaf, Iraq: Iraq - 70 Abbas Ka'bi عباس کعبی: 1962 (age 62–63) Ahvaz, Iran: Iran - 71 Lotfallah Dejkam لطفالله دژکام: 1962 (age 62–63) Jahrom, Iran: Iran - 72 Abbas Tabrizian
As a result of these advanced classes, he was able to teach many students in Najaf, such as Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani, Arif Hussain Hussaini, Seyed Ahmad Madadi, Seyed Javad Shahrestani, Mohsen Araki, Muhammad Baqir Movahed Najafi, Seyed Ali Ridha Haydari Najafi, Seyed Reza Borqei Modares, and others. [5] [6] [7]