format_list_bulleted
Shia scholars of Islam
more_vert
The list Shia scholars of Islam includes
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ali Shariati, Ali al-Sistani and Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
The list consists of 164 members
and 6 sublists.
-
1.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989
Overview: Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: سید علی حسینی خامنهای, born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia Marja' and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously ...
0
0
-
2.
Ayatollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Overview: Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( khom-AY-nee, khohm-; Persian: سید روحالله موسوی خمینی 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989), also known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an ...Date of birth: 17 May 1902Date of death: 3 June 1989Age: 87 (age at death)Nationality: IranianOccupation: ReligionGender: Male 0
0
-
3.
Ali Shariati
Iranian academic and activist
Overview: Ali Shariati Mazinani (Persian: علی شریعتی مزینانی, 23 November 1933 – 18 June 1977) was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist who focused on the sociology of religion. He is held as one of the ...Date of birth: 23 November 1933Date of death: 19 June 1977Age: 43 (age at death)Nationality: IranianOccupation: Writer 0
0
-
4.
Ali al-Sistani
Iranian grand ayatollah
Overview: Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (Arabic: علي الحسيني السيستاني; Persian: على حسينى سيستانى, born 4 August 1930), commonly known as Ayatollah Sistani, is one of the most ... 0
0
-
5.
Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi
Iranian activist
Overview: Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi (Persian: السيد علیمحمد دستغیب شيرازي ) (born 14 March 1935) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. 0
0
-
6.
Overview: Mirza Muhammad Kamil Dehlavi also known as Shahid Rabay (The Fourth Martyr) was the author of Nuzhat-e-Isna Ashariya (نزھۃ اثنا عشريۃ). This book was a response to Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi's Tauhfa Ithna ...Nationality: Indian 0
0
-
7.
Laleh Bakhtiar
Iranian-American academic
Overview: Laleh Mehree Bakhtiar (July 29, 1938 – October 18, 2020) was an Iranian-American author, translator and clinical psychologist.Date of birth: 29 July 1938Date of death: 18 October 2020Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Writer 0
0
-
8.
Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi
Shia scholar and community activist
Overview: Ayatullah Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (Arabic: آيت الله السيد عقيل الغروى) also known as Allama Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (born 2 February 1964) is a leading Indian Twelver Shia scholar, philosopher, thinker ... 0
0
-
9.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English
Overview: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, CBE, MA, LL.M, FRSA, FRSL (Urdu: عبداللہ یوسف علی; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) was a British-Indian barrister and Shi'i scholar in the Dawoodi Bohra tradition who ...Date of birth: 14 April 1872Date of death: 10 December 1953Age: 81 (age at death)Occupation: Writer 0
0
-
10.
Mahmoud Ansari Qomi
Iranian Ayatollah (1921-1999)Overview: Mahmoud Ansari Qomi (Persian: محمود انصاری قمی) Preachers and scholars in Tehran.Nationality: IranianOccupation: Writer 0
0
-
11.Overview: Molla Fathollah Kashani was a 15th-century jurisprudent, theologian, and commentator. He is most famous for his commentary on Quran Menhaj Al-Sadeghin. He was a student of Ali Ibn Hassan Zavväri that ...Nationality: IranianOccupation: Writer 0
0
-
12.
Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi
Islamic studies schoalrOverview: Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi (سید احمد مسوی ہندی; born circa 1790, died 1869) was a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar. He was the paternal grandfather of the Supreme leader of the Iranian Revolution, Ruhollah Khomeini ...Date of death: 1869Nationality: Indian 0
0
-
13.
Yasser Al-Habib
Kuwaiti shi'a clericOverview: Sheikh Yasser al-Habib (Arabic: ياسر الحبيب born 20 January 1979) is a Kuwaiti Twelver Shia Muslim cleric, and the head of the London-based Khoddam Al-Mahdi Organization, as well as Al-Muhassin ... 0
0
-
14.
Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi
Pakistani scholar
Overview: Maulana Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi (مولانا سید صفدر حسین نجفی) was a scholar and leader of Islam. 0
0
-
15.
Hassan al-Saffar
Saudi Arabian scholar
Overview: Sheikh Hassan al-Saffar (Arabic: الشيخ حسن الصفار, born 1958) is a Shi'a scholar from Qatif, Saudi Arabia. He is considered one of the most important Shi'a leaders in Saudi Arabia. He established the Shi'a ... 0
0
-
16.
Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar
Pakistani scholar and writer
Overview: Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar (Urdu: محمد مصطفٰی جوہر) (10 May 1895 – 24 October 1985) was a Pakistani scholar, religious leader, public speaker, poet and philosopher. He wrote many books on different ...Date of birth: 10 May 1895Date of death: 24 October 1985Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Writer 0
0
-
17.Overview: Abu al-Qasim ‘Ali ibn Husayn al-Sharif al-Murtadha (Arabic: ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ??????? ) (commonly known as: Sharif Murtadha, Sayyid Murtadha, (Murtaza instead of Murtadha in non-Arab lan ... 0
0
-
18.
Muhammad Amin al-Astarabadi
Founder of Akhbari thought in Twelver Shi'a IslamOverview: Muhammad Amin al-Astarabadi (died 1627) was an Iranian theologian and founder or proponent of the conservative (akhbari) strand in Twelver Shi'a Islamic belief, that is, those who favor hadith over fatwas ...Date of death: 1461Nationality: Iranian 0
0
-
19.
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
Sufi scholar and saint (c. 1312–1384)Overview: Mir Syed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani (Persian: ) (1384-1314) was a Persian Sufi of the Kubrawi order, a poet and a prominent Shafi'i Muslim scholar. He was born on Monday, 12th Rajab 714 AH (1314 CE) ...Date of death: 1384Nationality: IranianOccupation: Scientist 0
0
-
20.
Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi
Indian Islamic scholar
Overview: Sayyid Sa‘eed Akhtar Rizvi (Urdu: سيد سعيد اختر رضوي) was an Indian born, Twelver Shī‘ah scholar, who promoted Islam in East Africa. He was given authorizations (Arabic: Ijazah) by fourteen Grand Ay ... 0
0
