Ayatollah Sayyid
Radhi al-Shirazi
السيد رضي الحسيني الشيرازي
Personal
Born(1927-03-29)29 March 1927
Najaf, Mandatory Iraq
Died1 December 2021(2021-12-01) (aged 94)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeImam Ali Shrine
ReligionIslam
ParentMuhammad-Husayn al-Shirazi (father)
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
RelativesBagher Shirazi (brother)
Mirza Shirazi (great grandfather)
Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (second cousin, once removed)
Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani (first cousin, once removed)
Muslim leader
Based inTehran, Iran
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ayatollah Sayyid Radhi al-Husayni al-Shirazi (Arabic: رضي الحسيني الشيرازي; Persian: رضى حسينى شيرازى; 29 March 1927 – 1 December 2021), also known as Razi Shirazi, was an Iraqi-Iranian Shia who was a jurist, philosopher and theologian. He was the great-grandson of the renowned Shia jurist, Mirza Shirazi, the pioneer of the Tobacco protest. He was the Imam of the Shifa mosque in Yousefabad.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Shirazi was born in Najaf, Iraq. He hailed from the prominent religious al-Shirazi family. His father was Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn al-Shirazi (d. 1955), the son of grand Ayatollah Mirza Ali Agha al-Shirazi (d. 1936). His mother was the daughter of Sheikh Muhammad-Kadhim al-Shirazi (d. 1948). Shirazi is the eldest of eight siblings, four brothers and three sisters.[1] His brother Mostafa is a doctor of agricultural sciences, living in Oregon.[4][1] His brother Bagher is a doctor in architecture and specialises in Islamic architecture.[5]

Shirazi began his religious education at a young age in Najaf, studying under his grandfather Sheikh Muhammad-Kadhim al-Shirazi, Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Sheikh Husayn al-Hilli and Sheikh Baqir al-Zanjani.[2] He then immigrated to Iran, and studied under Abul Hasan Sharani, Muhammad Taqi Amoli, Fazel Tooni, Mirza Ahmad Ashtiani, Shekh Mojtaba Lankarani, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Rafiee, and Mirza Mehdi Elahi Qomshehee.[1]

He gained ijtihad in 1953, being awarded permits by Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Golpayegani, Sayyid Abd al-Hadi al-Shirazi, Mirza Abu al-Hasan al-Rafiee, and Sheikh Muhammad-Husayn Kashif al-Ghitaa'.[2]

Religious career

Shirazi has taught in many different places, such as the Marvi School, the Sepahsalar School (University of Motahhari), and the University of Tehran as a Theology faculty member. Shirazi was the representative of grand Ayatollah Hossein Borujerdi in the international congress of al-Aqsa Mosque. He was the Imam of the Shifa mosque in Yousefabad in Tehran.[3] As part of his Islamic missionary work, Shirazi has converted just over 500 people into the Muslim faith.[1]

Works

Shirazi has written many works on the subjects of philosophy, theology and jurisprudence.[3]

Some of his works include:

  • Explaining the Poems of Wisdom (2 volumes, Sharhe Manzoumeh)
  • Al Esfar An Al-Asfar (2 volumes),
  • Criticism and Planning of Ideas, Zolale Hekmat (Commentary of Quran),
  • Zolale Hekmat (ethics).

Death

Shirazi died in Tehran on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, aged 94.[6][7] He was buried in the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Zendeginame Ayat Allah Sayyid Razi Shirazi" [Biography of Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi]. sayyedrazishirazi.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "A'lam al-Najaf - Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi" [Figures of Najaf - Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi]. www.haydarya.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "al-Sayyid Radhi al-Husayni Al al-Mujadid al-Shirazi". www.almohsin.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mostafa A. Shirazi". www.researchgate.net.
  5. ↑ "Zendeginameh" [Biography]. www.drbaghershirazi.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Hatemi. "Payam Hay Tasliyat Ulama, Shakhsiyat Ha, Nahadha vo Sazmanaha Darpi Dargozashte Ayat Ullah Sayyid Razi Shirazi" [Messages of condolence from scholars, personalities, institutions and organizations following the death of Ayatollah Seyed Razi Shirazi]. Shafaqna News Association (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "al-Marja' al-Sistani Yu'azi al-Hawza al-Ilmiyyah Fi Iran Biwafat al-'Alem al-Shirazi" [Sistani Authority Consoles the Hawza Ilmiyya in Iran for the passing of the Shirazi scholar]. National Iraqi News Agency (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tashyee' Juthman al-Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi Fi al-Najaf al-Ashraf". Noon News Agency (in Arabic). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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