Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi

Sayed Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi
Syed Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi in his office at Najaf, 1960's
Personal
Born(1897-07-21)July 21, 1897
DiedAugust 29, 1990(1990-08-29) (aged 93)
Resting placeIn his Library in Qom ,Iran
ReligionIslam
DenominationShi'a
JurisprudenceJa'fari (Usuli)
CreedTwelver
Main interest(s)Hadith, Fiqh
Notable work(s)Mu'jam rijal al-hadith
Muslim leader
Based inNajaf, Iraq
Period in office1960–1990

Shahab ad-Din Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi (July 21, 1897 – August 29, 1990)[1] (Arabic: اية الله العظمى السيد شهابالدين الحسينى المرعشى نجفى) was an Iraqi Shia Grand Ayatollah and Marja'.