Hossein Wahid Khorasani
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Waheed Khorasani آيت الله العظمى حسين وحيد خراسانى | |
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.jpg) Grand Ayatollah Waheed Khorasani | |
| Personal | |
| Born | January 1, 1921 |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
| Other names | Template:Lang-ar Template:Lang-fa |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Qom, Iran |
| Period in office | 1972–present |
| Post | Marja' |
| Website | www.wahidkhorasani.com |
Grand Ayatollah Hussain Waheed Khorasani (Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-fa, born January 1, 1921) is one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja' living in Iran.[1][2][3]He is the current head of Qom Seminary in Qom.
Biography
Hussain Waheed Khorasani was born in Nishapur, Iran on 1 January 1921.[4] He moved to Najaf, Iraq in 1949 and studied in Ayatollah Khoei Seminary (Hawza) and moved back to Iran in 1972. Currently, Khorasani residing in Qom and is considered to be a source of emulation.[5][6] He is also the father-in-law of Sadeq Larijani.[2][7]
Teachers
He started his eearlier studies in Mashhad, learning Arabic literature from Mohammad Nahavandi, and then completed the acquisition of religious knowledge from Mirza Mehdi Esfahani and Ayatollah Mahdi Ashtiani.[8] He studied Rational sciences and philosophy from Abu al-Qasim Mirza and Mirza Mahdi Isfahani Elahi. In 1949, he received ijaza for ijtihad by his teacher Muhammad Hujjat Kuh-Kamari. At the age of 27, he went to Najaf, and studied in seminars of Najaf under Abdul Hadi Shirazi, Ali Mohammad Boroujerdi, Muhsin al-Hakim, Mohammad Hadi Milani and Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.[9][10]
Works
Grand Ayatollah Waheed Khorasani has written many books some of which have been translated into Urdu,Persian,Arabic,English and other languages.[11][12] Some of his works are:
- Islamic Laws - His resalah which contains a brief information on Islamic laws of jurisprudence
- Priciples of faith (Usul e Din)
- Sharah Urwatul Wusqa - Explanation of book Urwatul Wusqa in Persian and Arabic.
- Sharah Sharae ul islam - Explanation of book Sharae ul Islam
- Laws of Hajj - A book explaining laws and rulings of Hajj
- Dar Astana e Musebat uzma shahadat e Sadiqa e Kubra - A book on Syyeda Fatima
- Rehana e Rasulallah - A book on Imam Hassan
- Bahi yaad akhri khalifa wa hujjat e Khuda - A book on Imam Mahdi
- Rulings of Medicine
- Ahkam e Shabab - A book related to problems of youth
- Rulings of travellers
- Rulings of immigrants
- Misbah ul huda was safinatul nijat - 2 Volumes
See also
References
- ^ Acta orientalia: ediderunt societates orientales Batava, Danica, Norvegica. E.J. Brill. 2007. p. 47.
- ^ a b Robin B. Wright (2010). The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy. US Institute of Peace Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-60127-084-9.
- ^ "Grand Ayatollah hopes peace to restore to Iraq". Islamic Republic News Agency. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Biography
- ^ "Hossein Vahid-Khorasani". Islamopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani's son visits Supreme Leader in hospital". The Iran Project. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ The Echo of Iran. Tehran. 2008. p. 23.
- ^ Biography in persian
- ^ Another Biography
- ^ Biography of Ayatollah Vahid khorasani
- ^ List of books
- ^ List of books
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