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Muhsin al-Hakim
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in late 19th century in a family renowned for its scholarship”. Today it says “iraqi shia religious authority”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. It now reads “Iraqi theologian and religious authority (1889–1970)”.
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Muhsin al-Hakim Tabatabai was born in late 19th century in a family renowned for its scholarship.1 He was always in the forefront to defend Islam and Muslims .2 He became a sole Marja after the death of Ayatollah Sayed Husain Burujardi . Hawza of Najaf grew immensely under his Marjaiyya . His historic fatwa , branding communism as kufr and atheism proved the beginning of the end of communism in Iraq . He was buried in the great and modern library he had established. v t e v t e3
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in late 19th century in a family renowned for its scholarship”. Today it says “iraqi shia religious authority”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. It now reads “Iraqi theologian and religious authority (1889–1970)”. Read the current article and compare.
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born in late 19th century in a family renowned for its scholarship
Now
iraqi shia religious authority
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