Wikipedia's first sentence called it “shiite grand ayatollah”. Today it says “iranian - iraqi marja'”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. It now reads “Iraqi Grand Ayatollah (1895–1975) Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”.
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Mohammad Hadi Milani ( ; ; July 1, 1895 – August 7, 1975), was an Iraqi - Iranian marja' . al-Milani was also active in political and social affairs.1 When he moved to Mashhad , the Islamic seminary of Mashhad flourished. He contributed to the establishment of many Islamic seminary schools across Iran, as well as focused on a lot of Islamic propagation. After the death of Hossein Borujerdi in 1961, al-Milani was considered to be among Iran's leading grand Ayatollahs , besides Muhammad-Kazim Shariatmadar i and Ruhollah Khomeini .2He also taught Iran's current supreme leader , Ali Khamenei .3 Ma'arif al-Rijal Fi Tarajim al-Ulama' Wa al-Udaba [ Biographies of Scholars and Literaries ] (in Arabic). Tanqih al-Maqal Fi 'Ilm al-Rijal [ Revised Works on the Science of Narrators ] (in Arabic). Rub' Qarn Ma'a al-Alama al-Amini [ A Quarter of a Century with Sheikh al-Amini ].
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Milani was a Shiite grand ayatollah . He lived from 1892 until 1975. He was born and educated in Najaf, Iraq, and died in Mashhad, Iran. His grandfather was the Shiite scholar Sheykh Mohammad Hasan Mamaqani (d.1898). After the passing of grand ayatollah Borujerdi in 1961, Milani together with ayatollahs Shariatmadari and Khomeini was one of Iran's leading Shiite ayatollahs.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Iraqi Grand Ayatollah (1895–1975) Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Milani ( ; ; July 1, 1895 – August 7, 1975) was an Iraqi - Iranian marja' . al-Milani was also active in political and social affairs. When he moved to Mashhad , the Islamic seminary of Mashhad flourished. He contributed to the establishment of many Islamic seminary schools across Iran, as well as focused on a lot of Islamic propagation. After the death of Hossein Borujerdi in 1961, al-Milani was considered to be among Iran's leading grand Ayatollahs , besides Muhammad-Kazim Shariatmadar i and Ruhollah Khomeini . He also taught Iran's current supreme leader , Ali Khamenei . Ma'arif al-Rijal Fi Tarajim al-Ulama' Wa al-Udaba [ Biographies of Scholars and Literati ] (in Arabic). Tanqih al-Maqal Fi 'Ilm al-Rijal [ Revised Works on the Science of Narrators ] (in Arabic). Rub' Qarn Ma'a al-Alama al-Amini [ A Quarter of a Century with Sheikh al-Amini ]. "al-Sayyid Mohammed Hadi all-Hussaini al-Milani" . al-Shia (in Arabic)."al-Marja' al-Dini al-Sayyid Mohammed Hadi all-Hussaini al-Milani (Qudisa Siruh)" . al-Rowdha al-Haydariya Library (in Arabic) .
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Iraqi Grand Ayatollah (1895–1975) Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Milani ( Arabic : محمد هادي الحسيني الميلاني ; Persian : محمد هادى حسينى ميلانى ; July 1, 1895 – August 7, 1975) was an Iranian - Iraqi marja' . Al-Milani was also active in political and social affairs. When he moved to Mashhad , the Islamic seminary of Mashhad flourished. He contributed to the establishment of many Islamic seminary schools across Iran . After the death of Hossein Borujerdi in 1961, al-Milani was considered to be among Iran's leading grand Ayatollahs , along with Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari and Ruhollah Khomeini .He also taught Ali Khamenei , Iran's supreme leader . Ma'arif al-Rijal Fi Tarajim al-Ulama' Wa al-Udaba [ Biographies of Scholars and Literati ] (in Arabic). Tanqih al-Maqal Fi 'Ilm al-Rijal [ Revised Works on the Science of Narrators ] (in Arabic). Rub' Qarn Ma'a al-Alama al-Amini [ A Quarter of a Century with Sheikh al-Amini ]. "al-Sayyid Mohammed Hadi all-Hussaini al-Milani" . al-Shia (in Arabic). "al-Marja' al-Dini al-Sayyid Mohammed Hadi all-Hussaini al-Milani (Qudisa Siruh)" . al-Rowdha al-Haydariya Library (in Arabic) .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “shiite grand ayatollah”. Today it says “iranian - iraqi marja'”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. It now reads “Iraqi Grand Ayatollah (1895–1975) Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. Read the current article and compare.
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shiite grand ayatollah
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iranian - iraqi marja'
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