Mahmoud Hassani Sorkhi
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Grand Ayatollah
Sayyid Mahmoud Hassani Sorkhi (Arabic: السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي) (born 1964) is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
.
He has studied in seminaries of Najaf
, Iraq
under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
and Ali al-Sistani. He is the youngest living man commonly accorded the status of Grand Ayatollah, and is the only one (as of 2010) under the age of fifty.
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 Mahmoud Hassani Sorkhi (Arabic: السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي) (born 1964) 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 Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr , often referred to as Muhammad Sadiq as-Sadr which is his father's name, was a prominent Iraqi Twelver Shi'a cleric of the rank of Grand Ayatollah. He called for government reform and the release of detained Shi'a leaders...
and Ali al-Sistani. He is the youngest living man commonly accorded the status of Grand Ayatollah, and is the only one (as of 2010) under the age of fifty.
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See also
- List of maraji
- List of current Maraji