Ali al-Hakim

Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al-Hakim, the Director of Al-Hakim Foundation in Beirut, Lebanon
Ali al-Hakim
Religion Shia Islam
Personal
Born 1964
Najaf, Iraq
Senior posting
Based in Najaf, Iraq
Title Ayatollah
Religious career
Post Ayatollah

Sayyid Ali al-Hakim (born 1964) is a high-ranking Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf, Iraq.

Biography

Family Tree

Sayyid Ali al-Hakim is a member of the well known and highly respected Hakim Family of Shiite scholars.

Early life

Sayyid Ali al-Hakim was born in Najaf, the son of Ayatollah Sayyid Abdul al-Sahib, and the grandson of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim, the latter is considered one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of the 20th century.[1] Besides his studies in secular schools, he joined the Islamic Seminary at an early age in 1976.

Sayyid Ali al-Hakim is the brother of Sayyid Jafar al-Hakim, who has visited the United States previously and delivered lectures on a variety of topics.[2]

He is also the nephew to Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim, one of the 4 main Grand Ayatollahs of Iraq.

He has visited the Hakim Foundation in the United States, which is run by family member Ammar al-Hakim.[3]

Iraqi Politics

During his early studies in the Islamic Seminary, al-Hakim faced harassment and intimidation from Ba'ath party police and security forces. In particular al-Hakim was scrutinized because of his tendency to deliver seminars and participate in intellectual forums.

In 1980, al-Hakim fled Iraq to Kuwait, and later Iran, to continue his seminary studies without facing repression by Saddam Hussein's government.

In 1994, Sayyid Ali al-Hakim completed the highest level of study in the Seminary, Bath al-Kharij, or "Advanced Studies." He then migrated to Lebanon where he found employment as a Professor, Researcher, and writer.

Currently, he serves as the General Secretary of the Imam al-Hakim foundation, which he established in 2008.

Works

Books

  • Seminars in Shia Jurisprudence - Applied Jurisprudence (1997)
  • The Jurisprudence of Prayer - Derived Jurisprudence (1994)
  • Singing in Sharia and its Social Effects - Comparative Jurisprudence (1988)
  • The Explanation of the Principles of Jurisprudence (Derived Jurisprudence) (1985)
  • The Explanation the Jurisprudence of Purity (Derived Jurisprudence) (1985)

Religious Theses

  • The Principles of Jurisprudence (1994)
  • Singing in Sharia (1989)

Advanced Dissertations and Research

  • Dissertation in Advanced Seminars (Bath al-Kharij) in the science of Principles of Jurisprudence for Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sahib al-Hakim (2007)
  • Dissertation in Ijtihad and Emulation for Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammed Mahdi Shamseddine (1998)
  • Dissertation in Critical Women Rulings for Ayatollah Mohammed Mahdi Shamseddine (1995)

Lectures & Speeches

  • Coexistence in Islam
  • Unity of Religion and Diversity of Laws
  • Iraq: Politics, Religion & Civilization
  • Imam Husain Martyrdom: Studying the Event

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ayatollah Mohsin al-Hakim". [Islamic Insights]. August 8, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  2. ↑ "IMAM and Jaffari Center host Ayatollah Sayyid Jafar al-Hakim". [Jaffari Center]. February 10, 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Hakim Foundation". [Hakim Foundation]. January 1, 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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