Abu l-Hasan al-Isfahani

Abu al-Hasan Isfahani
ابوالحسن موسوی اصفهانی
Personal
Born1861 (1861)
DiedNovember 4, 1946(1946-11-04) (aged 84–85)
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
Muslim leader
Based inNajaf, Iraq
Period in office1937–1946
PredecessorMuhammad Hossein Naini
SuccessorHossein Borujerdi
PostGrand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Musawi Isfahani (Persian: ابوالحسن موسوی اصفهانی) (Arabic: أبوالحسن الموسوي الأصفهاني); 1861 – November 4, 1946) was an Iranian Shia marja'.[1]

Isfahani became the leading marja' of the Shia world after the death of Muhammad-Hussein Naini.

  1. ^ Rainer Brunner; Werner Ende (1 January 2001). The Twelver Shia in Modern Times: Religious Culture and Political History. BRILL. p. 178. ISBN 90-04-11803-9.