Razi Shirazi

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

Ayatollah Sayyid

Radhi al-Shirazi
السيد رضي الحسيني الشيرازي
Personal
Born (1927-03-29) March 29, 1927
Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq
ReligionIslam
ParentsMuhammad-Husayn al-Shirazi (father)
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
RelativesBagher Shirazi (brother)
Mirza Shirazi (great grandfather)
Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (second cousin, once removed)
Mohammad al-Shirazi (second cousin)
Muslim leader
Based inTehran, Iran
WebsiteOfficial Website

Early life and education

Shirazi was born in Najaf, Iraq. He hails 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 is currently 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).

See also

References
  1. "Zendeginame Ayat Allah Sayyid Razi Shirazi" [Biography of Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi]. sayyedrazishirazi.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. "A'lam al-Najaf - Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi" [Figures of Najaf - Sayyid Radhi al-Shirazi]. www.haydarya.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. "al-Sayyid Radhi al-Husayni Al al-Mujadid al-Shirazi". www.almohsin.org. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. "Mostafa A. Shirazi". www.researchgate.net.
  5. "Zendeginameh" [Biography]. www.drbaghershirazi.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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