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Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi’’’ ( ) (born 1945, in Karbala , Iraq ) is a Grand Iraqi Jurist Marja’, and described as the ‘mastermind’ behind the strategy of the Shiraziyyin, a Shia Islamist sect that follows the teachings of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad al-Husayni al-Shirazi .1Al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on matters of theology , historiography, jurisprudence, philosophy, logic, and well as social science.2He is considered to be one of the most senior Shi’a Marja living in Iraq, only slightly junior to Ali al-Sistani .3
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Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi ( ) (born 1945, in Karbala , Iraq ) is an Iraqi marja .
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi ( ; ; b. 1945) is an Iraqi - Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist . al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on matters of theology , historiography , jurisprudence , philosophy , logic , and social science .The Anglican Center in Rome has stated that "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably the second most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani .His call for peace & human dignity is v[ery] significant." "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic) .Mentions Murtadha al-Modarresi : CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) al-Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009).Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ].Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ].Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]."al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic) .His call for peace & human dignity is v significant" . @AnglicanCentre .
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Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist (born 1945) This article is about an Iraqi Grand Ayatollah . Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi ( ; ; b. 1945) is an Iraqi - Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist . al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on matters of theology , historiography , jurisprudence , philosophy , logic , and social science . The Anglican Centre in Rome has stated that "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably the second most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani . His call for peace & human dignity is v[ery] significant." "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic) . Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]. Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]. Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]. "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic) . His call for peace & human dignity is v significant." ( Tweet ) .
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Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist (born 1945) This article is about an Iraqi Grand Ayatollah . Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi ( Arabic : محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي ; Persian : محمد تقى حسينى مدرسى ; b. 1945) is an Iranian - Iraqi Shia marja' and political theorist . al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on theology , historiography , jurisprudence , philosophy , logic , and social science . The Anglican Centre in Rome has stated that "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably the second most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani . "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic) . Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]. Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]. Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [ Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars ]. "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic) .
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