Hussein Esmaeel al-Sadr
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Grand Ayatollah
Sayyid Hussein Esmaeel al-Sadr (Arabic: السيد حسين إسماعيل الصدر) (born 1952) is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
.
He has studied in seminaries of Najaf
, Iraq
under Grand Ayatollah Esmaeel al-Sadr and Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr.
Ayatollah
Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...
Sayyid Hussein Esmaeel al-Sadr (Arabic: السيد حسين إسماعيل الصدر) (born 1952) is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
Marja
Marja , also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"...
.
He has studied in seminaries of Najaf
Najaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
under Grand Ayatollah Esmaeel al-Sadr and Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr.
External links
- المكتب الإعلامي لسماحة الفقيه السيد حسين اسماعيل الصدر ينفي مارددته صحيفة البينة الجديدة
- لعراق: السيد حسين اسماعيل الصدر :العراق واحد .. شعباً.. وارضاً
See also
- List of maraji
- List of current Maraji