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Sistani began his religious education as a child, first in Mashhad in his father's hawza, and continuing later in Qom. In Qom he studied under Grand Ayatollah Hossein Borujerdi. Later in 1951, Sistani traveled to Iraq to study in Najaf under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim Khoei. Sistani rose to the rank of mujtahid in 1960 at thirty-one. [16] [17]
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
In Iraq, the 6 March has been declared as a "Day of Tolerance and Coexistence" by the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, commemorating the encounter between the Shia cleric Ali Al-Sistani and Pope Francis [29] Upon the departure of Pope Francis, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako announced the pope donated the sum of $350,000 to the Iraqi ...
Pope Francis joined in a historic meeting Saturday with the Iraq's top Shiite cleric. The Pope's visit with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani delivered a message of unity and peace in a country still ...
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric.
The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of ... The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani ...
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]
During the trip he showed solidarity with persecuted Christians in the country and held a historic meeting with the Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani, one of the leading authorities of Shia Islam.