Hossein Vahid Khorasani

Grand Ayatollah
Hossein Vahid Khorasani
آيت الله العظمى حسين وحيد خراسانى
Grand Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani
Religion Usuli Twelver Shia Islam
Other names Arabic: حسین وحید الخراساني‎
Persian: حسین وحید خراسانی‎
Personal
Born (1921-01-01) January 1, 1921
Nishapur, Iran
Senior posting
Based in Qom, Iran
Title Grand Ayatollah
Period in office 1972–present
Religious career
Post Marja'
Website www.wahidkhorasani.com

Grand Ayatollah Hussain Vahid Khorasani (Arabic: حسین وحید الخراسانی‎ Persian: حسین وحید خراسانی‎, born January 1, 1921) is one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja' living in Iran after Ali Khamenei.[1][2][3]He is the head of Qom Seminary in Qom.

Biography

Hussain Vahid Khorasani was born in Nishapur, Iran on 1 January 1921.[4] He moved to Najaf, Iraq in 1940 and studied in Ayatollah Khoei Seminary (Hawza) and moved back to Iran in 1972. Currently, Khorasani residing in Qom and is considered as source of emulation.[5][6] He is also the father-in-law of Sadeq Larijani.[2][7]

The top maraji of Qom Hawzah: (from left to right) Naser Makarem Shirazi, Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Hossein Noori Hamedani, Kazem al-Haeri and Mohammad Alavi Gorgani

Teachers

He started his eralier studies in Mashhad by learning Arabic literature from Mohammad Nahavandi and then completed the acquisition of religious knowledge from Mirza Mehdi Esfahani and Ayatollah Ashtiani.[8] He studied Rational sciences and philosophy from Abu al-Qasim Mirza and Mirza Mahdi Isfahani Elahi trained.At age of 27, he went to Najaf, and studied in seminars of Najaf under Mirza Hadi Shirazi, Ali Mohammad Boroujerdi, Muhsin al-Hakim and Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.[9][10]

Works

Grand Ayatollah Valid 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 as 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

  1. ↑ Acta orientalia: ediderunt societates orientales Batava, Danica, Norvegica. E.J. Brill. 2007. p. 47.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Grand Ayatollah hopes peace to restore to Iraq". Islamic Republic News Agency. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Biography
  5. ↑ "Hossein Vahid-Khorasani". Islamopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani's son visits Supreme Leader in hospital". The Iran Project. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ↑ The Echo of Iran. Tehran. 2008. p. 23.
  8. ↑ Biography in persian
  9. ↑ Another Biography
  10. ↑ Biography of Ayatollah Vahid khorasani
  11. ↑ List of books
  12. ↑ List of books

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