Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi | |
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السيد محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي | |
Personal life | |
Born | [1] | July 1, 1945
Children | |
Parent | Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi (father) |
Notable work(s) | From the Guidance of the Quran Islamic Mysticism |
Relatives | Hadi al-Modarresi (brother)[4] Ali Akbar al-Modarresi (brother)[5] Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (grandfather) Muhammad al-Shirazi (maternal uncle)[6] Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari (uncle-in-law)[7] |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Jurisprudence | Twelver Shīʿā |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Karbala, Iraq |
Period in office | 2003–present |
Website | Official website |
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi (Arabic: محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي; Persian: محمد تقى حسينى مدرسى; b. 1945)[8] is an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja' and political theorist.
al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on theology, historiography, jurisprudence, philosophy, logic, and social science. The Anglican Centre in Rome has stated that "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably the second most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani.
Mentions Muhammad-Ridha al-Modarresi
Mentions Murtadha al-Modarresi