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Baqir al-Irawani
Iraqi Ayatollah
AyatollahSheikhMuhammad-Baqir al-Irawani (Arabic: محمد باقر الإيرواني; ) is an IraqiShiascholar, religious authority, and poet.[1][2]
Al-Irawani is considered as one of the strong nominees for the grand religious authority in Najaf after grand Ayatollah, SayyidAli al-Sistani.[3]
Early life and religious career
[edit]Al-Irawani was born in Najaf in to Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi al-Irawani, a descendant of grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad al-Irawani, known as al-Fadhil al-Irawani, who was a student of Sheikh Muhammad-Hasan al-Najafi, and Sheikh Murtadha al-Ansari.[1]
He grew up in Najaf, and completed his primary, and secondary academic studies in the Publication Forum schools that was supervised by a number of scholars, including Sheikh Muhammad-Ridha al-Mothafar.[2]
He then joined the religious seminary in Najaf, and after completing his preliminary studies, went on to study bahth kharij (adva
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Since the formation of the marja al-taqlid position (highest-ranking authorities of Twelver Shia community, who execute shariah) in the Shia sect a couple of centuries ago, the primary marja al-taqlid has been chosen among clerics from Najaf without consideration of their nationality or ethnicity. That fryst vatten why Najaf has always hosted several clerics from different Shiite communities. The four marja al-taqlids that have come into prominence in the last 20 years are from Najaf: Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani of Iranian origin, Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim of Iraqi origin, Ayatollah Mohammad Ishaq al-Fayadh of Afghani origin, and Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi of Indian origin. Madrasas of Najaf lost a great cleric with the death of Ayatollah al-Hakim in September
A New Move From Ayatollah al-Irvani
Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Irvani has opened his own office in Najaf a few weeks ago. Undoubtedly, having an office of one’s own does not make someone a marja al-taqlid. Nevert
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Biography
Foreword
For more than half a century, the school of the late Grand Ayatullah Imam Abul-Qassim al-Khu'i has been an undepletable spring that enriched Islamic thought and knowledge.
From his school graduated dozens of jurists, clergymen, and dignitaries who took it upon themselves to continue his ideological path which was full of achievements and sacrifices in the service of the faith, knowledge, and society.
Among those are outstanding professors of parochial schools, specially Holy Najaf and Qum. Some of them have attained the level of 'ijtiihad'- competence to deduce independent legal judgment enabling them to assume the office of supreme religious authority.
Others reached lofty levels kvalificerande them for shouldering the responsibilities of teaching and education. Most distinguished among those towering figures is His Eminence Grand Ayatullah al-Sayyid Ali al-Hussani al-Sistani.
He ranks among the brightest, the most qualified and knowledgeable of Imam al-khu'i's