Mahmoud al-Sarkhi
Sayyid Mahmoud al-Hassani al-Sarkhi | |
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السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Education | Baghdad University |
| Pen name | al-Sarkhi |
| Website | www |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Founder of | Sarkhi Movement[1][2] |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Sadiq al-Sadr[3] |
Sayyid Mahmoud al-Hasani al-Sarkhi (Arabic: السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي; born 1964) is a prominent Iraqi Shia Marja'.[4][1] He was known for his opposition to US and Iranian interference in Iraq.[4]
Biography
Mahmood Al-Sarkhi Al-Hasani was born in Baghdad in 1964. He was raised in the confines of his father and from the very early of his age, he was fond of scientific books. He finished primary and secondary school in his hometown. He entered the college of engineering civil department University of Baghdad and he graduated in 1987.[1][2] He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, and later Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr.[4]
Views
Al-Sarkhi is a very controversial figure in Iraq, his opponents accuse him of holding unorthodox or reformist views on religious matters as well as ascribing to himself higher religious credentials and position than he actually possesses. He was arrested multiple times by the police.[5][6] His many opinions are critical of Shi'a Islamic beliefs such as the pre-existence of the Imams and tawassul, which has caused many of his opponents to disavow him.[7] Unlike other Maraji, he considers tatbir, and even shoor, as well as the construction of shrines, as bid'ah.
There is also controversy over whether he or Mohammad Yaqoobi is the "most knowledgable" successor of Mohammed al-Sadr.[8] Recently, he published a fatwa boycotting Turkish soap operas, as they contain Muslim actors and actresses, behaving in an 'unchaste, dishonorable, immoral and unprincipled' manner, while 'selling themselves as Muslims'.[9]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 "من هو محمود الصرخي الذي أثار غضباً في العراق؟". BBC News عربي. April 13, 2022.
- 1 2 "The Sarkhi Movement: The Intra-Shiite Rift and Its Political Implications for Iraq | International Institute for Iranian Studies".
- ↑ Tucker, Spencer C. (October 8, 2010). The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts [5 volumes]: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851099481 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 "محمود الصرخي الحسني". www.aljazeera.net.
- ↑ "Iraq protesters set fire to office of Shia clerk – Middle East Monitor".
- ↑ "Al-Amarah Investigation Court issues an arrest warrant against Mahmoud, nicknamed Al-Sarkhi".
- ↑ Pan Islamic Unity Booklet by Syed Zulfikar Ali
- ↑ "قول أتباع الشيخ محمد اليعقوبي بأنه الأعلم – موقع السيد الحسني" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "حكم متابعة المسلسلات التركية المدبلجة – موقع السيد الحسني" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-04-01.