Jawad Tabrizi
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Ayatollah
Mirza Jawad Tabrizi (Arabic
/Persian
/Urdu: آية الله العظمی شیخ میرزا جواد تبریزی) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja
. He was born in Tabriz
, Iran
in 1926 AD (1347 AH). At 22 he moved to Qom
and later to Najaf
, Iraq
until he was deported. He then moved back to Qom and was a teacher in the hawza
of Qom until his death. He died in Qom
, Iran
in 2006 AD (1427 AH).
, Iran
in 1926 AD (1347 AH). He passed his matriculation
from Tabriz. In 1946 AD (1365 AH), he got admission in religious Madrasah
Talibia of Tabriz, despite opposition from some family members & some school teachers. He was then 18 years old. He completed books of Muqaddamat and some books of Satheeyat in a brief period of 4 years.
. There he finished Satheeyat, and attended lectures of G. A. Hujjat and G. A. Borujerdi for Dars-i-Kharij.
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...
Mirza Jawad Tabrizi (Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
/Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
/Urdu: آية الله العظمی شیخ میرزا جواد تبریزی) was an Iranian 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 was born in Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in 1926 AD (1347 AH). At 22 he moved to Qom
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
and later to 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....
until he was deported. He then moved back to Qom and was a teacher in the hawza
Hawza
Hawza or ḥawza ʻilmiyya is a seminary of traditional Islamic school of higher learning. It is a term used mostly by the Shi'a Muslims communities to refer to a traditional Shi'a centre where clerics are trained...
of Qom until his death. He died in Qom
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in 2006 AD (1427 AH).
Early life and background
He was born in TabrizTabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in 1926 AD (1347 AH). He passed his matriculation
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
from Tabriz. In 1946 AD (1365 AH), he got admission in religious Madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
Talibia of Tabriz, despite opposition from some family members & some school teachers. He was then 18 years old. He completed books of Muqaddamat and some books of Satheeyat in a brief period of 4 years.
Education at Hawza Elmiye Qom
In 1950 AD (1369 AH), at the age of 22, he moved to Qom hawzaQom hawza
Qom Hawza is largest Hawza established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi in Qom....
. There he finished Satheeyat, and attended lectures of G. A. Hujjat and G. A. Borujerdi for Dars-i-Kharij.
See also
- List of Ayatollahs
- List of Shi'a Muslim scholars of Islam
- Marjas
- List of Marjas
- List of Shi'a books
- The Four BooksThe Four BooksThe Four Books is a Twelver Shiʿa term referring to their four best known hadith collections.The books are:Shi'a Muslims use different books of ahadith than Ahl al-Sunnah's Six major Hadith collections...
- HawzaHawzaHawza or ḥawza ʻilmiyya is a seminary of traditional Islamic school of higher learning. It is a term used mostly by the Shi'a Muslims communities to refer to a traditional Shi'a centre where clerics are trained...
- ResalahResalahA Resalah , also resalah amaliyah is a book written by a Shia Marja that contains his practical rulings arranged according to topics dealing with ritual purity, worship, social issues, business, and political affairs, and outlining the principles used to derive specific rulings.All resalahs begin...
- Muhammad Hussain Najafi