Religion:Big Four (Najaf)
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The Big Four refers to the four contemporary leading Grand Ayatollahs of Twelver Shia Islam based in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq.[1][2][3]
Background
All orthodox Twelver Shia Muslims follow the Islamic rulings of a Grand Ayatollah. Under Saddam Hussein, the clerics were oppressed. At present, the most prominent among them is Ali al-Sistani; who also serves as the head of the Najaf Seminary.[4]
List
| Grand Ayatollah | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
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(The names are arranged in alphabetical order)
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Ali al-Sistani | 4 August 1930 | Mashhad, Iran |
| Bashir al-Najafi | 1942 (age 81–82) | Jalandhar, British India | |
| Muhammad al-Fayadh | 1930 (age 93–94) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
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Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim | (1934-2021) | Najaf, Iraq |
References
- ↑ Escobar, Pepe (3 February 2007). "A massacre and a new civil war". Asia Times Online. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IB03Ak05.html.
- ↑ Mouzahem, Haytham (7 March 2014). "Iraqi Shiite clerics maintain humility, influence". Al-Monitor. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/tr/originals/2014/03/najaf-clerics-iraq-influence-humility.html.
- ↑ "Sources close to the reference: the next prime minister will be a surprise to all". iraqidinarchat.net. 30 April 2014. http://iraqidinarchat.net/?p=27268.
- ↑ Finn, Ed (4 February 2004). "Why we'd better listen to Iraq's influential cleric.". Slate. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2004/02/grand_ayatollah_sayyid_ali_husaini_sistani.single.html.
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