Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
السيد أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei in his office at Najaf, 1970's
Personal
Born(1899-11-19)November 19, 1899
DiedAugust 8, 1992(1992-08-08) (aged 92)
Resting placeImam Ali Shrine
ReligionIslam
Children
ParentAli-Akbar al-Khoei (father)
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 office1970–1992
PredecessorMuhsin al-Hakim
SuccessorAbd al-A'la al-Sabziwari, Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
WebsiteOfficial website

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei (/ˈɑːb æl ˈkɑːsɪm æl ˈxhi/ AH-boo al KAH-sim al KHOO-ee; Arabic: أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي; Persian: ابوالقاسم موسوی خویی; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja'.[1][2] Al-Khoei is considered one of the most influential twelver scholars.

After the death of Muhsin al-Hakim in 1970, he became the spiritual leader of much of the Shia world until his death in 1992. He was succeeded briefly by Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari, until his death in 1993. Then his former student, Ali al-Sistani, took leadership of the seminary, whereby many of his followers became followers of al-Sistani.[3][4]

  1. ^ Tarrad, Hamada; Abd al-Hasan, Amin (2004). al-Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei: Za'im al-Hawza al-Ilmiya [Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei: Head of the Islamic Seminary] (in Arabic). Mu'sasat al-Imam al-Khoei al-Khayriya.
  2. ^ al-Waseti, Ahmed (1998). Sirat Wa Hayat al-Imam al-Khoei [Biography and Life of Imam al-Khoei] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Hadi.
  3. ^ Corboz, Elvire (2015-01-20). Guardians of Shi'ism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 64–5. ISBN 978-0-7486-9145-6.
  4. ^ al-Shafi'i, Abd al-Malik (2005). Mawqif al-Tashayyu al-Imamiya Min Baqi al-Firaq al-Muslimeen [The Stance of Imami Shiism on the Rest of the Islamic Creeds] (in Arabic). Egypt: Maktabat al-Ridhwan. pp. 227–30.