List of current Maraji
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This article provides the list of Maraji (plural of Marja, the supreme legal authority or the source of emulation), followed by Twelver (also known as Imamiyyah) Shia Muslims around the world. The concept of a Marja-i Taqlid (lit. source of emulation) is central to Usuli Shi'a Islam.[1] Marja-i Taqlids provide religious interpretations on matters of law and rituals.[2][3] Ideally, the most just and knowledgeable specialist in the field of the Islamic law should become recognized throughout the Muslim world as the Marja-i Taqlid. In practice however this rarely happens and there are several marja taqlid's among whom an individual is free to choose and emulate.[2][3]
Those clerics who reach the apex in the hirerachy of theological rank in the centers of Shi'a learning become Marja-i Taqlids.[2][4] Since around 1940, Marja-i Taqlids are often referred to by their followers with the honorific title of Ayatollah al-`Uzma (Grand Ayatollah).[2] Among the functions of Marja-i Taqlids is the collection and distribution of religious taxes (zakat and khums).[2][3]
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[edit] Current
See also: List of Ayatollahs
Note: The list contains those Ayatollahs who have published a resalah, regardless of the number of followers they have. This list is just for sake of reference and do not accept this list as proof of Marjaiyat for enlisted candidates. To choose & decide Marja for religious purposes please refer to the Shia-Islamic Codifix, Sources and People of Knowledge (i.e. Ahle-e-Khoboor). The general consensus on the standard by which a believer chooses the marja he/she wishes to follow requires (among other things) that the marja be the most knowledgeable shi'i mujtahid in all fields. However, the assessment of the most knowledgeable scholar (alam) is subjective among experts in the field.
The names are ordered alphabetically (by common name of mujtahids)
| S No |
Image |
Name |
Year of Birth[5] CE AH |
Birth Place |
Education |
Residence |
Website |
Notes |
| 1 |  |
Aliari - علياري
Mirza Javad Gharavi Aliari ميرزا جواد غروي علياري |
1935
1353 |
 Iran |
 Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 2 |  |
Amoli - آملى
Abdollah Javadi-Amoli عبدالله جوادى آملى |
1933
1352 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 3 |  |
Ardebili - اردبيلي
Sayyid Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili السيد عبدالكريم موسوي اردبيلي |
1926
1344 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 4 |  |
Azad - آزاد
Ali Asghar Rahimi Azad علی اصغر رحیمی آزاد |
1939
1358 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 5 | |
Baghdadi - بغدادي
Sayyid Ahmad Hassani Baghdadi السيد احمد الحسني البغدادي |
1944
1363 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 6 | |
Baghdadi - بغدادي
Sayyid Ali Hassani Baghdadi السيد علي الحسني البغدادي |
1954
1373 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 7 | |
Dastgheib - دستغیب
Sayyid Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi السيد علی محمد دستغیب شيرازي |
1935
1353 |
Iran |
Iran & Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 8 |  |
Duzduzani - دوزدوزاني
Mirza Yadollah Duzduzani ميرزا يدالله دوزدوزاني |
1935
1354 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 9 | |
Fayaz - فياض
Sayyid Morteza Hosseini Fayaz السيد مرتضى الحسيني فياض |
1928
1347 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Biography | - |
| 10 | |
Fayyadh - فياض
Mohammad Ishaq al-Fayyadh محمد إسحاق فياض |
1930
1348 |
 Afghanistan |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 11 | |
Ghoraifi - غريفي
Sayyid Allaedin Ghoraifi السيد علاء الدين الغريفي |
1945
1364 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 12 | |
Golpaygani - گلپایگانی
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani لطف الله صافی گلپایگانی |
1919
1337 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 13 | |
Gorgani - گرگانى
Sayyid Mohammad Alavi Ali Hosseini Gorgani السيد محمد على علوى حسينى گرگانى |
1926
1344 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 14 | |
Haeri - حائري
Sayyid Kazim Hussaini al-Haeri السيد كاظم حسيني حائري |
1938
1356 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 15 | |
Hakeem - حكيم
Sayyid Mohammad Sa'eed Tabatabai al-Hakeem السيد محمد سعيد الطباطبائي الحكيم |
1936
1354 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 16 | |
Hamedani - همداني
Hossein Noori Hamedani حسين نوري همداني |
1926
1344 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 17 | |
Hassani - حسني
Sayyid Mohammad Ali Tabatabaei Hassani السيد محمد علي الطباطبائي الحسني |
1945
1364 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Biography | - |
| 18 | |
Heydari- حيدري
Sayyid Kamal Heydari السيد كمال الحيدري الحسني |
1945
1364 |
Iraq |
Iran & Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 19 | |
Jannaati - جناتی
Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati محمد ابراهيم جناتی |
1932
1350 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 20 | |
Jazayeri - جزایری
Sayyid Mohammad Ali Moosavi Jazayeri السید محمد علی موسوی جزایری |
1941
1360 |
Iran |
Iran & Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 21 | |
Jooybari - جويباري
Yasubedin Rastegar Jooybari يعسوب الدين رستگار جويباري |
1940
1359 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Biography | - |
| 22 | Kaboli - كابلى
Qorban Ali Kaboli قربان علي كابلى |
1928
1346 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan &Iraq |
Afghanistan |
Official Website | - | |
| 23 |  |
Kashani - کاشانی
Khalil Mobasher Kashani خلیل مبشر کاشانی |
1951
1370 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 24 | |
Khalesi - خالصي
Mohammad Mehdi Khalesi محمد مهدي الخالصي |
1938
1357 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 25 |  |
Khamenei - خامنه اي
Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khamenei السيد علي حسيني خامنه اي |
1939
1358 |
Iran |
Iran & Iraq &  Lebanon |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 26 | |
Khansari - خوانساري
Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Ghazanfari Khansari السيد محمد هادي غضنفري خوانساري |
1957
1376 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Biography | - |
| 27 | |
Khaqani - خاقاني
Mohammad Mohammad Taher Aleshobair Khaqani محمد محمد طاهــــر آل شبيـر الخاقانـــــي |
1940
1359 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 28 |  |
Khorasani - خراساني
Hossein Vahid Khorasani حسين وحيد خراساني |
1924
1342 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 29 | |
Mahfouzi - محفوظی
Abbas Mahfouzi عباس محفوظی |
1928
1346 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 30 |  |
Malakouti - ملكوتی
Moslem Malakouti مسلم ملكوتی |
1923
1341 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 31 |  |
Maleki - مالكي
Fazel Maleki فاضل المالكي |
1953
1372 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 32 | |
Mamaqani - مامقاني
Mohammad Amin Mamaqani محمد أمين المامقاني |
1952
1371 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 33 | |
Mazaheri - مظاهري
Hossein Mazaheri حسين مظاهري |
1934
1352 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 34 | |
Mazandarani - مازندرانی
Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani مرتضی صدوقی مازندرانی |
1946
1365 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 35 | |
Milani - میلانی
Sayyid Ali Al-Hussaini Al-Milani سید علی حسینی میلانی |
1948
1367 |
Iraq |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 36 | |
Modaressi - مدرسي
Sayyid Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi السيد محمد تقي المدرسي |
1945
1364 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 37 | |
Mohseni - محسني
Mohammad Asif Mohseni محمد آصف محسني |
1936
1354 |
Afghanistan |
Iraq |
Afghanistan |
Official Website | - |
| 38 | |
Najafi - نجفي
Bashir Hussain Najafi بشير حسين النجفي |
1942
1361 |
 British India |
 Pakistan & Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 39 |  |
Najafi - نجفي
Muhammad Hussain Najafi محمد حسين النجفي |
1932
1350 |
British India |
Pakistan & Iraq |
Pakistan |
Official website | - |
| 40 |  |
Nassab - نسب
Sayyid Reza Hosseini Nassab السيد رضا حسيني نسب |
1960
1380 |
Iran |
Iran |
 Canada |
Official Website | [6] |
| 41 | |
Nekoonam -نکونام
Mohammad Reza Nekoonam محمد رضا نکونام |
1948
1367 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 42 |  |
Qassem - قاسم
Isa Ahmed Qassim عيسى احمد قاسم |
1937
1355 |
 Bahrain |
Iran & Iraq |
Bahrain |
Official Website | - |
| 43 | |
Qomi - قمي
Mohammad Ali Gerami Qomi محمدعلى گرامى قمي |
1938
1357 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 44 | |
Qomi - قمي
Sayyid Taqi Tabatabaei Qomi السيد تقي طباطبايي قمي |
1922
1341 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
_ | |
| 45 | |
Qomsheiy - قمشهاي
Mohammad Ali Esmailpour Qomsheiy محمد علي اسماعيلپور قمشهاي |
1940
1359 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 46 | |
Rohani - روحاني
Sayyid Mohammad Sadeq Hosayni Rohani السيد محمد صادق حسيني روحاني |
1926
1344 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 47 |  |
Saan'ei - صانعي
Yousuf Saan'ei يوسف صانعي |
1937
1355 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 48 | |
Sadr - صدر
Sayyid Hussein Esmaeel al-Sadr السيد حسين إسماعيل الصدر |
1952
1371 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 49 | |
Saleh - صالح
Ali Al-Saleh علي الصالح |
1948
1367 |
 Kuwait |
Iran |
Kuwait |
Official Website | - |
| 50 | |
Shahroudi - شاهرودي
Sayyid Mahmouad Hashemi Shahroudi السيد محمود شاهرودي |
1948
1367 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 51 | |
Shahroudi - شاهرودي
Sayyid Mohammad Shahroudi السيد محمد شاهرودي |
1925
1343 |
Iraq |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 52 | |
Shirazi - شيرازي
Naser Makarem Shirazi ناصر مكارم شيرازي |
1927
1345 |
Iran |
Iran & Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 53 | |
Shirazi - شيرازي
Sayyid Mohammad Ali Shirazi السيد محمد علی شيرازي |
1948
1367 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 54 | |
Shirazi - شيرازي
Sayyid Mohammad Baqer Shirazi السيد محمد باقر شيرازي |
1931
1350 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 55 | |
Shirazi - شيرازي
Sayyid Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi السيد صادق حسيني شيرازي |
1942
1361 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 56 | |
Sirjani - سیرجانی
Mohammad Rahmati Sirjani محمد رحمتی سیرجانی |
1928
1347 |
Iran |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 57 |  |
Sistani - سيستاني
Sayyid Ali Husayni as-Sistani السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني |
1930
1348 |
Iran |
Iran & Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website Biography</ref> | - |
| 58 | |
Sobhani - سبحاني
Ja'far Sobhani جعفر سبحاني |
1928
1346 |
 Azerbaijan |
Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 59 | |
Sorkhi - صرخي
Sayyid Mahmoud Hassani Sorkhi السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي |
1964
1383 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 60 | |
Tabrizi - تبریزی
Sayyid Yousef Madani Tabrizi السيد يوسف مدنی تبریزی |
1928
1347 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 61 | |
Taei - طائي
Qasem Taei قاسم الطائي |
1960
1379 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 62 | |
Taei - طائي
Saleh Taei صالح الطائي |
1958
1377 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 63 | |
Tehrani - تهراني
Mojtaba Tehrani مجتبي تهراني |
1933
1352 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 64 | |
Vaezi - واعظي
Shamsodin Vaezi شمس الدين الواعظي |
1936
1355 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 65 | |
Yaqoobi - يعقوبي
Mohammad Yaqoobi محمد اليعقوبي |
1960
1379 |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Iraq |
Official Website | - |
| 66 | |
Yazdi - يزدي
Sayyid Abbas Modaresi Yazdi السيد عباس مدرسي يزدي |
1945
1364 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
- | - |
| 67 | |
Zanjani - زنجانی
Asadollah Bayyat Zanjani اسدالله بیات زنجانی |
1942
1361 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 68 | |
Zanjani - زنجانی
Sayyid Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani السید محمد عزالدین حسيني زنجانی |
1921
1340 |
Iran |
Iran & Iraq |
Iran |
Official Website | - |
| 69 |  |
Zanjani - زنجانی
Sayyid Mousa Shubayri Zanjani السيد موسى شبيري زنجانی |
1927
1345 |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Biography | [8] |
[edit] Deceased
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/intro/islam-ithna-ashari2.htm
- ^ a b c d e Lara Deeb, An Enchanted Modern: Gender and Public Piety in Shi'i Lebanon, Princeton University Press, pp.69-70
- ^ a b c Michael W. Suleiman,Arabs in America: Building a New Future, p.55, Temple University Press
- ^ Linda S. Walbridge, The Most Learned of the Shiʻa: The Institution of the Marjaʻ Taqlid, Oxford University Press, p.217
- ^ The abbreviation CE refers to the Common Era solar calendar, while AH refers to the Islamic Hijri lunar calendar.
- ^ Seyed Reza Hosseini Nassab
- ^ Islamopedia, Ayatollah Hosseini Nassab.
- ^ The Biography of Current Marjas
[edit] External links
- Prominent Ulamaa, prior to 100 years
- ULAMAA - TIMELINE
- Comprehensive List of Ulamaa / Jurists & their books ' An Extract from A Shiite Encyclopedia - Hasan Amini
- Indian Ulamaa list
- Leading Luminaries (ahl-ul-bayt.org)
- Ulamaa Biography (imamreza.net)
- Ulamaa Biography (imamreza.net)
- Ulamaa Biographies (Jafariyanews.com)
- Introduction to Scholars 5th / 11th century (al-islam.org)
- Scholars Info (Playandlearn.org)
