Muhammad Ali al-Hakim
Ayatollah Muhammad-Ali al-Hakim | |
|---|---|
السيد محمد علي الطباطبائي الحكيم | |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 2011 (aged 99–100) Najaf, Iraq |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
| Children | 5, including Mohammed-Saeed |
| Relatives | Muhsin al-Hakim (maternal uncle) |
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Ali al-Hakim (1911–2011) was an Iraqi high-ranking Shiite scholar. Ayatollah Muhammad al-Hakim was the father of the Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]He was born in 1911 to Ahmed al-Hakim, in Najaf. His mother was the daughter of his father's cousin, Mehdi al-Hakim, making the grand Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim, his maternal uncle.
He began his religious studies at a young age, and completed all his primary and secondary studies under notable teachers at the Islamic seminary of Najaf.
His teachers included his uncle, Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim, Shaykh Hussain al-Hilli, and Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain al-Isfehani.
Works
[edit]Al-Hakim was a top scholar of fiqh and principles of fiqh. He was also an expert in the fields of Islamic spirituality and ethics. He extensively studied the role of modern high-level mathematics to the field of Islamic inheritance law. He wrote extensive religious treatises on the works of his uncle, grand Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim as well as Muhammad Hussain al-Isfehani.
Personal life
[edit]Al-Hakim married his cousin, the daughter of the grand Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim, and had five sons who all pursued clerical careers. His son, Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim, became a grand Ayatollah, and was considered among the most learned jurists in Najaf, even being considered to receive the grand religious authority after grand Ayatollah, Ali al-Sistani.
Death
[edit]Al-Hakim died of natural causes at the age of 100, and was buried on February 27, 2011.
Funeral prayers were led by his eldest son, Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim, and he was interred at Masjid al-Hindi, in Najaf, Iraq, close to his uncle Muhsin al-Hakim.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ayatollah Muhammad Ali al-Hakim Returns to His Lord". [Islamic Insights]. March 1, 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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