Hakim family
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| The Hakim family | |
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| Current region | Najaf, Iraq |
| Members | See below |
The Hakim family is a prominent family of scholars in Shiite Islam, descending from the lineage of Prophet Muhammad. Their scholarly involvement has revolved around Iraq for centuries. The family faced extensive persecution and executions at the hand of Saddam Hussein's government, yet many family members live today and maintain a prominent role in Iraq and the Middle East.
Family members
Arab ancestors
- Prophet Muhammad
- Imam Ali
- Imam Hasan ibn Ali – The Hakim family is one of many families from the descendants of Imam Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam of Shias, populated mostly in Iran, but also in Iraq and Lebanon.
Heads of family (first generation)
- Grand Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim (1889–1970) (Arabic: أية الله العظمي سيد محسن الطباطبائ الحكيم) was born into a family, the Tabatabaei, renowned for its scholarship. He was always in the forefront to defend Islam and Muslims. He became the sole Marja' in 1961 after the death of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Husayn Borujerdi. His son Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was the leader of SIIC, the largest political party in Iraq. Seven of Muhsin al-Hakim's sons were killed, six of them on the orders of Saddam Hussein.
- Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad al-Hakim
Second generation after Muhsin al-Hakim
- Sayyid Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (Audio file "En-us-Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim from Iraq pronunciation (Voice of America).org" not found AHB-duhl ah-ZEES al hah-KEEM [needs IPA] Arabic: سید عبد العزيز الحكيم) 1953 - 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
- Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim (1939 – 29 August 2003; Arabic: سيد محمد باقر الحكيم), also known as Shaheed al-Mehraab, was one of the foremost Shia Muslim leaders in Iraq until his assassination in a bombing in Najaf. He was the son of Muhsin al-Hakim[1] and Fawzieh Hassan Bazzi. Al-Hakim was the uncle of Muhammad Sayid al-Hakim.[2]
- Ayatollah Sayyid Abdul al-Sahib Hakim
- Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Ali al-Hakim
Third generation after Muhsin al-Hakim
- Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim was an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a marja, one of the five members of the Hawza of Najaf and the second most senior Shia cleric in Iraq after Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.[3] al-Hakim is the son of Ayatollah Muhammad Ali al-Hakim, grandson of Sayyid Ahmad al-Hakim, and grand-nephew of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim.[4] His second cousin, Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim leads the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, one of the largest Shia political parties in Iraq.
- Ammar al-Hakim (Arabic: سید عمار الحكيم), the son of Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, is an Iraqi politician who leads the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, which was the largest party in Iraq's Council of Representatives from the 2003 Invasion of Iraq until the 2010 Iraqi elections.
- Sayyid Muhsin Abdul Aziz al-Hakim is the son of Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim.
- Ayatollah Sayyid Jafar al-Hakim is the son of Sayyid Abdul al-Sahib Hakim, and a high-ranking Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf, Iraq.
- Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Hakim is the son of Sayyid Abdul al-Sahib Hakim, and a high-ranking Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf, Iraq.
References
- ^ "Muhammad Baqir al- Hakim". Oxford Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Who is Muqtada al-Sadr?". CNN. April 6, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Ayatollah Sistani is Iraq’s Bulwark against Iran: Wikileaks, Informed Comment, 2010-02-12
- ^ Ayatollah Muhammad Ali al-Hakim Returns to His Lord, Islamic Insights, 2011-03-06