Fadhil al-Milani | |
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السيد فاضل الحسيني الميلاني | |
 Al-Milani in 2016 | |
| Title | Ayatollah |
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| Born | 30 May 1944 |
| Died | 2 September 2024 (aged 80) London, United Kingdom |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Iraqi Iranian British |
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| Parent | Abbas al-Milani (father) |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Relatives | Mohammad Hadi al-Milani (grandfather)[1] Murtadha al-Qazwini (maternal uncle) Ali al-Milani (first cousin) |
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| Senior posting | |
| Based in | London, UK |
| Period in office | 1986–2024 |
| Website | http://www.almilani.com |
Sayyid Fadhil al-Hosseini al-Milani (Arabic: السيد فاضل الحسيني الميلاني; Persian: سید فاضل حسينى ميلانى ; 30 May 1944 – 2 September 2024) was an Iraqi-Iranian Shia academic, author and community leader.[2][3][4] Al-Milani was the appointed representative of the late grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Al-Khoei in the United Kingdom since his arrival in 1986, and was accredited on behalf of grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.[5]
Al-Milani was considered one of the main leading Islamic religious authorities in the United Kingdom[6][7][8] and Europe. He was the Dean of the International University of Islamic Studies and the head of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Islamic College.[9] He was also the resident alim of the Imam al-Khoei Foundation in London.[10]
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- ^ "Ayatollah Sayed Fadhil al-Husayni al-Milani". qadatona.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "The Power of Sacred Geography in Iraq". Chatham House. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Bowen, Innes (2014). Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent: Inside British Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-84904-301-4.
- ^ Alexander, Yonah; Alexander, Dean (8 September 2015). The Islamic State: Combating The Caliphate Without Borders. Lexington Books. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-4985-2512-1.
- ^ Nye, Catrin; Mahmood, Shabnam (13 May 2013). "I do, for now anyway". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Prof Sayyid Fadhil Milani". The Islamic College. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Islam and the Al-Khoei Foundation - Dr Challoner's Grammar School". www.challoners.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.