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Mohammad Baqer Shirazi

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Shirazi
Born(1931-11-26)26 November 1931
Died13 May 2014(2014-05-13) (aged 82)
Tehran, Iran
Other namesHajj Sayyed Mohammad Bagher Shirazi; Mohammad Baqir al-Shirazi

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Shirazi (Persian: السيد محمد باقر شيرازي‎; 26 November 1931 – 13 May 2014)[1] was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He was the highest-ranking Shia marja in Iran and Iraq.[2][3][4]

Personal life

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Shirazi was born on 26 November 1931 in Iran. He died in Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Tehran on 15 May 2014, aged 82.[5]

Education

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Shirazi studied in the seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Mohammad Hussaini Shirazi.[6]

References

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  1. ^ نعاه الإمام الخامنئي: رحيل المرجع الديني السيد محمد باقر الشيرازي عن عمر تجاوز الثمانين عامًا (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Image / Funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyed Mohammad Bagher Shirazi in Mashhad". www.abna.ir. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ List of Maraji in Arabic Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Biography in Arabic
  5. ^ "Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Baqer Shirazi has passed away". Shabestan News Agency. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. ^ آية الله العظمى السيد محمدباقر الشيرازي (دام ظله)
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