Ali al-Sistani
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title:
Ali al-Sistani
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Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani is an Iranian-born Iraqi Islamic scholar. A Grand Ayatollah and marja, al-Sistani is considered the leading religious leader of Twelver Shia Muslims. Born in Mashhad to a sayyid family, al-Sistani studied in Qom under Hossein Borujerdi and later in Najaf under Abu al-Qasim al-Khu'i. An Usuli, al-Sistani rose to the rank of mujtahid in 1960 and succeeded Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari as Grand Ayatollah. Al-Sistani was included in top positions of The Muslim 500: The World's M
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Iraqi Islamic scholar (born 1930)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani
date created:
2004-03-02T22:06:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T21:58:54Z
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