Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iraqi - iranian shia religious authority”. Today it says “iraqi shia academic”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Religious leader and scholar”. It now reads “Iraqi-Iranian religious leader and scholar (1944–2024) Sayyid”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Fadhil al-Husayni al-Milani ( ; ; b.1May 27, 1944), is an Iraqi - Iranian Shia religious authority, professor, author and community leader. al-Milani was the appointed representative of the late grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Al-Khoei in the United Kingdom , and is accredited on behalf of grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani .2He has a long experience in the field of Islamic law, and has trained a plethora of students in the UK and outside of it. He has authored a number of books on Islamic Jurisprudence, and is deemed a mujtahid .3Muhammad-Sadiq al-Karbassi , al-Milani is currently considered one of the leading religious authorities in London . al-Milani is the Dean of the International University of Islamic Studies and the head of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Islamic College .4 He is also the resident alim of the Imam al-Khoei Foundation in London .
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Religious leader and scholar Sayyid Fadhil al-Hosseini al-Milani ( ; ; b.May 30, 1944), is an Iraqi - Iranian Shia religious authority, professor, author and community leader. al-Milani was the appointed representative of the late grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Al-Khoei in the United Kingdom since his arrival in 1986, and is accredited on behalf of grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani . al-Milani is currently considered one of the main leading Islamic religious authorities in the United Kingdom. and Europe. He is the Dean of the International University of Islamic Studies and the head of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Islamic College . He is also the resident alim of the Imam al-Khoei Foundation in London .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Iraqi-Iranian religious leader and scholar (1944–2024) Sayyid Fadhil al-Hosseini al-Milani ( Arabic : السيد فاضل الحسيني الميلاني ; Persian : سید فاضل حسينى ميلانى ; 30 May 1944 – 2 September 2024) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia academic, author and community leader. Al-Milani was the appointed representative of the late grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Al-Khoei in the United Kingdom since his arrival in 1986, and was accredited on behalf of grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani . Al-Milani was considered one of the main leading Islamic religious authorities in the United Kingdom and Europe. He was the Dean of the International University of Islamic Studies and the head of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Islamic College . He was also the resident alim of the Imam al-Khoei Foundation in London.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iraqi - iranian shia religious authority”. Today it says “iraqi shia academic”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Religious leader and scholar”. It now reads “Iraqi-Iranian religious leader and scholar (1944–2024) Sayyid”. Read the current article and compare.
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iraqi - iranian shia religious authority
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iraqi shia academic
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