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Born in Mashhad, Iran (with the father as Dulan) to a Sayyid family, Sistani studied in Qom under Hossein Borujerdi and later in Najaf under Abu al-Qasim Khu'i. An Usuli, Sistani rose to the rank of mujtahid in 1960 and succeeded Abd al-A'la Sabziwari as Grand Ayatollah. Sistani was included in top positions of The Muslim 500: The World's Most ...
Ali al-Sistani 4 August 1930 (age 94) Mashhad, Iran: Bashir al-Najafi: 1942 (age 82–83) Jalandhar, British India: Muhammad al-Fayadh: 1930 (age 94–95) Ghazni, Afghanistan: Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim (1934–2021) Najaf, Iraq
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 ...
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric.
The organization was founded in the spring of 1998, on the anniversary of Eid al-Ghadeer, [1] by Sistani's son-in-law "in a small building" in holy Shi'a city of Qom, a scholarly center of Shi'a Islam [2]
The Najaf Seminary (Arabic: حوزة النجف), also known as the al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyya (الحوزة العلمية), is the oldest and one of the most important Shia seminaries in the world. [1] It is located near the Imam Ali Shrine in the city of Najaf in Iraq , and also operates a campus in Karbala , Iraq .
Shafaqna is closely connected to the Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the highest ranking Shia jurist in Iraq, and has published several articles about his doctrine. [6] Shafaqna also publishes Sistani's fatwas frequently. [7] It has ties to the Najaf seminary [8] and exclusive news of Sistani. [9] [10] [11]
al-Sayyid Ali al-Hussayni al-Milani السيد علي الحسيني الميلاني: 1948 (age 76–77) Najaf, Iraq: Qom, Iran: Official Website: 37 al-Sayyid Ali al-Musawi al-Sabziwari السيد علي الموسوي السبزواري: 1948 (age 76–77) Najaf, Iraq: Najaf, Iraq - 38 Muhammad Baqir al-Irawani محمد باقر ...