Muhammad Hassan Shirazi | |
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میرزا محمدحسن حسينى شيرازی | |
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| Title | Grand Ayatollah Mujaddid |
| Personal | |
| Born | April 25, 1815 |
| Died | February 20, 1895 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Imam Ali Shrine |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia |
| Other names | Mirzaye Shirazi, Persian: میرزای شیرازی al-Mujadid al-Shirazi, Arabic: المجدد الشيرازي |
| Relatives | Mirza Mahdi Shirazi (grand nephew & grandson-in-law) Razi Shirazi (great grandson) Abd al-Hadi Shirazi (first cousin, once removed) |
| Organization | |
| Institute | Najaf Seminary Samarra Seminary |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Najaf, Iraq Samarra, Iraq |
| Period in office | 1864–1895 |
| Predecessor | Murtadha Ansari |
| Successor | Akhund Khorasani |
| Post | Grand Ayatollah |
Grand Ayatollah Mujaddid Mirza Abu Muhammad Mu'iz al-Din Muhammad Hassan Husayni Shirazi (Persian: ابومحمد معزالدین محمدحسن حسينى شيرازی; Arabic: أبو محمد معز الدين محمد حسن الحسيني الشيرازي; 25 April 1815 – 20 February 1895), better simply known as Mirza Shirazi (میرزای شیرازی), was an Iranian Shia marja'.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
After the death of Murtadha Ansari, he was known to be the supreme Shia leader of his time, and gained fame for his celebrated 1891 verdict against the usage of tobacco in what became known as the Tobacco Protest in the Qajar era.[7]
He is dubbed as the mujaddid (renewer of the religion) of the 13th century of the Islamic era by Shias.
- ^ "al-Mujadid al-Shirazi al-Kabir". An-Nabaa Information Network (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ al-Tehrani, Agha Buzurg (2009). Tabaqat A'lam al-Shia; al-Kiram al-Barara Fi al-Qarn al-Thalith Ashar [Levels of the Notables of the Shia (13th Century)]. Vol. 13. Cairo, Egypt: Dar Ihya' al-Turath al-Arabi. p. 436.
- ^ "Ayatollah Mirza Shirazi". Islamic Insights. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ al-Wardi, Dr. Ali (2010-01-01). Lamahat Ijtima'iya Min Tarikh al-Iraq [Social Glimpses From The History Of Iraq] (in Arabic). Vol. 3. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Rashid. pp. 86–102.
- ^ Hann, Geoff; Dabrowska, Karen; Townsend-Greaves, Tina (7 August 2015). Iraq: The ancient sites and Iraqi Kurdistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-84162-488-4.
- ^ "Qa'id Thawrat al-Tunbak" [Leader of the Tobacco Protest]. www.alanwar14.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "al-Mirza al-Shiraz.. Sahib Thawrat al-Tinbak" [al-Mirza al-Shirazi.. Head of the Tobacco revolution]. www.alrsool.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-23.