Mahdi al-Shirazi | |
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الميرزا مهدي الحسيني الشيرازي | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | May 8, 1887 |
| Died | February 14, 1961 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Imam Husayn Shrine |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | |
| Parent | Habiballah al-Shirazi (father) |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Relatives | Mirza Shirazi (great uncle) Mirza Taqi al-Shirazi (maternal uncle) Abd al-Hadi al-Shirazi (second cousin, once removed & brother-in-law) Razi Shirazi (second cousin, once removed) Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi (grandson) Hussein al-Shirazi(grandson) Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (grandson) Hadi al-Modarresi (grandson) Ali Akbar al-Modarresi (grandson) |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Karbala, Iraq |
| Period in office | 1949–1961 |
| Predecessor | Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi |
| Successor | Muhsin al-Hakim (leadership centralized in Najaf) |
Grand Ayatollah Mirza Mahdi al-Husayni al-Shirazi (Arabic: مهدي الحسيني الشيرازي; Persian: مهدی حسینی شیرازی; 9 May 1887 – 14 February 1961), also known as Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi, was an Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] After the death of Abu al-Hasan al-Esfehani and Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi, Mirza Mahdi was considered to be the highest ranking cleric in Karbala,[9] and one of the highest in Iraq, along with Muhsin al-Hakim and his second cousin once removed, Abd al-Hadi al-Shirazi in Najaf.[10][11]
Mirza Mahdi was the Imam of the Imam Husayn Shrine.[4][8]
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- ^ "Thikra Wafat al-Sayyid Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi Fi 28 Shaban" [Ayatollah Sayyid al-Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi's death anniversary on the 28th of Shaban (lunar calendar)]. An-Nabaa Information Network (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Hazrat Ayat Ullah Sayyid Mahdi Shirazi". Varesoon (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ a b Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (1998). Asha'er Karbala Wa 'Usariha [Tribes and Families of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Mahaja al-Baydha'. pp. 78–9.
- ^ al-ʻĀmilī, Muḥsin al-Ḥusaynī (1982). Aʻyān al-Shīʻah [Prominent Figures of the Shia] (in Arabic). Vol. 50. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Ta'arof lil-Matboo'at. p. 115.
- ^ al-Zanjani, Ibrahim (1984). Jawla Fi al-Amakin al-Muqadasah [A Stroll In Religious Sites]. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-A'lami Lil Matb'ooat. pp. 103–5.
- ^ al-A'lami, Muhammad-Husayn. Manar al-Huda Fi al-Ansab [The Path of Guidance In Lineages] (in Arabic). Maktabat Uloom al-Ansab. pp. 230–31.
- ^ a b Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (2009). Mashahir al-Madfunin Fi Karbala [Famous Figures Buried In Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Safwa. p. 88.
- ^ al-Fiqari, Dr. Nasir (1993). Usul Mathhab al-Shia al-Imamiya al-Ithna Ashariya (Ardh Wa Naqd) [The Foundations of the Twelver Shia Imami Madhhab (Display and Critique)] (in Arabic). Vol. 1. p. 1038.
- ^ al-Azzawi, Dr. Fadhil (2017-01-01). Khafaya al-Mu'amarat al-Duwaliya Li Isqat al-Hukm al-Watani al-Qawmi Fi al-Iraq Munth Ta'sisahu Aam 1921 Wa Lighayat Ihtilalih Aam 2003 [Hidden State Conspiracies To Befall The National Patriotic Governance In Iraq From Its Conception In 1921 Til Its Invasion In 2003] (in Arabic). Al Manhal. p. 34. ISBN 9796500275406.
- ^ al-Shahroudi, Nur al-Din (1990). Tarikh al-Haraka al-Ilmiya Fi Karbala [The History of the Clerical Movement of Karbala] (in Arabic). Dar al-Uloom Liltahqeeq Wal Tiba'a Wal Nashr Wal Towzee'. p. 202.