Sheikh Mohamad Osseiran
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Sheikh Mohamad Osseiran is the Jaafari
mufti
of Saida
and Zahrani districts of South Lebanon, Lebanon
. Sheikh Osseiran is famous as a highly moderate Shi'a-Muslim
Lebanese
politician
who focuses much of his efforts on interfaith dialogue. Sheikh Osseiran is also a co-founder and a spokesman of the World Organization of Pan-Islamic Jurisprudence (WOP-IJ).
Sheikh Osseiran
is a dedicated follower of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. He was also a very close associate of Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Shamseddine
, the co-founder and later president of the Supreme Islamic Shi'ite Council (SISC) of Lebanon
. Sheikh Osseiran is also a member in the SISC.
Sheikh Osseiran is married to Dr. Zeinab Dirani-Osseiran.
, the largest city in South Lebanon, and ancestral hometown of the Osseiran family
, to Hassan Osseiran, a feudal landlord, and Aminah Osseiran, a homemaker. The Osseirans are one of Lebanon's most prominent Shi'a political families. Sheikh Osseiran has five brothers and five sisters.
, Iraq
, to pursue advanced studies at the major seminaries there. Sheikh Osseiran was a student and follower of the late Grand Ayatollah
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Sheikh Osseiran remained in Najaf until Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
started pressuring the non-Iraqi Shi'a scholars to leave the country.
schools of Shia theology and jurisprudence, Sheikh Osseiran favors moderate political policies.
Jaafari
Jaafari may refer to:* Jaafari, adherent of Twelver Shi`ism* Ali Jafari, Head of Iranian Revolutionary Guards* Ibrahim al-Jaafari , Iraqi politician* Basshar Jaafari, Syrian Diplomat- Name :...
mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
of Saida
Sidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...
and Zahrani districts of South Lebanon, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. Sheikh Osseiran is famous as a highly moderate Shi'a-Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who focuses much of his efforts on interfaith dialogue. Sheikh Osseiran is also a co-founder and a spokesman of the World Organization of Pan-Islamic Jurisprudence (WOP-IJ).
Sheikh Osseiran
Osseiran family
The Osseiran Family of Lebanon, like the Haidar and Suleiman families of the Bekaa region, are descended from the Bani Assad tribe of Southern Iraq....
is a dedicated follower of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. He was also a very close associate of Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Shamseddine
Mohammad Mehdi Shamseddine
Aytollah Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine is a famous Twelver Shia Islam scholar of Lebanon from Kabrikha probably a compound name kabr-ikha: the tomb of ikha] in Jabal Amel in the southern part of the country...
, the co-founder and later president of the Supreme Islamic Shi'ite Council (SISC) of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. Sheikh Osseiran is also a member in the SISC.
Sheikh Osseiran is married to Dr. Zeinab Dirani-Osseiran.
Early life
Sheikh Osseiran was born in SaidaSidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...
, the largest city in South Lebanon, and ancestral hometown of the Osseiran family
Osseiran family
The Osseiran Family of Lebanon, like the Haidar and Suleiman families of the Bekaa region, are descended from the Bani Assad tribe of Southern Iraq....
, to Hassan Osseiran, a feudal landlord, and Aminah Osseiran, a homemaker. The Osseirans are one of Lebanon's most prominent Shi'a political families. Sheikh Osseiran has five brothers and five sisters.
Education
Sheikh Mohammad Osseiran began his theological studies at a seminary in Tyre, Lebanon. He then moved to NajafNajaf
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....
, to pursue advanced studies at the major seminaries there. Sheikh Osseiran was a student and follower of the late Grand Ayatollah
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...
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Sheikh Osseiran remained in Najaf until Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
started pressuring the non-Iraqi Shi'a scholars to leave the country.
Velayat-e Faqih
Sheikh Osseiran is known to be an opponent of the Velayat-e Faqih ideology. Being a traditionalist Shi'a from the NajafNajaf
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...
schools of Shia theology and jurisprudence, Sheikh Osseiran favors moderate political policies.
Islamic Centers
Sheikh Osseiran is the trustee of the Husseiniyah of Sidon. After leaving Najaf, Sheikh Osseiran returned to his hometown and was entrusted with the running of the Husseiniyah of Saida by an edict from Grand Ayatollah Khoei.Books
- الألفيّة في الصلاة اليومية (Transliteration: Al-Alfiyah fi as-Salat al-Yawmiyyah. Arabic for "A Thousand Things About the Daily Prayers")
See also
- Grand Ayatollah Ali al-SistaniGrand Ayatollah Ali al-SistaniGrand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani is the highest-ranking Twelver Shia marja in Iraq and the leader of the Hawza of Najaf.-Early life:Sistani was born in Mashhad, Iran, to a family of religious scholars who traced their roots to Isfahan...
- Osseiran familyOsseiran familyThe Osseiran Family of Lebanon, like the Haidar and Suleiman families of the Bekaa region, are descended from the Bani Assad tribe of Southern Iraq....
- Adel OsseiranAdel OsseiranAdel Osseiran was a prominent Lebanese politician and statesman, a former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and one of the founding fathers of the Lebanese Republic....
- Ali OsseiranAli OsseiranAli Adel Osseiran is former Lebanese government minister and a current member of the Parliament of Lebanon. He represents the Zahrani district of South Lebanon...
- Ayad Allawi
- Ahmed ChalabiAhmed ChalabiAhmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi is an Iraqi politician. He was interim oil minister in Iraq in April-May 2005 and December-January 2006 and deputy prime minister from May 2005 until May 2006. Chalabi failed to win a seat in parliament in the December 2005 elections, and when the new Iraqi cabinet was...
- SidonSidonSidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...