Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi
Sayed Mohammed Reza Shirazi | |
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"السيد محمد رضا الشيرازي" | |
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| Born | 1959 |
| Died | 2008 (aged 48–49) |
| Burial place | Karbala, Iraq, Shrine of Imam Hussain (A.S.) |
| Nationality | Iraqi, Iranian |
| Children | Sayed Mohammad Hassan Arabic: "السيد محمد حسن الشيرازي", Sayed Mohammad Baqer Arabic: "السيد محمد باقر الشيرازي" |
| Father | Sayed Mohammad al-Husayni al-Shirazi |
Ayatollah Mohammed Reza Shirazi (Arabic: السيد محمد رضا الحسيني الشيرازي, Persian: سید محمدرضا شیرازی) was an Iraqi-Iranian Shiite cleric (Ayatollah), and the son of the late Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Hussaini Shirazi, and a relative of Grand Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi. He was born in 1959 in Karbala, Iraq, and migrated to Kuwait in 1971. He then went to Qom, Iran. He studied in seminaries of Karbala and Qom. He also taught in the Seminary of Qom, Iran.
His uncles were: Ayatollah Hassan Hussaini Shirazi, Grand Ayatollah Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi and Ayatollah Mujtaba Hussaini Shirazi
His Teachers
Eminent teachers which helped him attain a distinguished degree of Ijtihaad.
- Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussaini Shirazi (His father)
- Grand Ayatollah Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi (His uncle)
- Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani
- Grand Ayatollah Mirza Jawad Tabrizi
- Grand Ayatollah Mirza Yadollah Duzduzani
Books by Mohammed Reza Shirazi
Mohammed Reza Shirazi wrote many books. Some were directed to Ulema and Mujtahids, others directed to the general public. Many of his books in Arabic were translated into Persian, Urdu and English to help and educate a wider range of followers which are not fortunate in reading and understanding Arabic. Some of his books are:
- Candie of Hope [1]
- Reflection in Qur'an, (Arabic: التدبر في القرآن At-tadabor fil Qur'an) [2]