Mousa Shubairi Zanjani
Mousa Shubairi Zanjani | |
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موسی شبیری زنجانی | |
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| Title | Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 2 March 1928 |
| Website | Official Website |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Qom, Iran |
| Post | Grand Ayatollah |
Period in office | 1995–Present |
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (Persian: موسی شبیری زنجانی; born 2 March 1928) is an Iranian Twelver Shia marja'.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
He was born in Qom to Sayyid Ahmed Shubairi Zanjani.
He has studied in the Qom Seminary under Sayyid Hossein Borujerdi and Mohaqeq Damad, as well as in the Najaf Seminary under Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim, and Sayyid Abd al-Hadi Shirazi.[5]
He currently resides and teaches in the seminary of Qom. He is a leading expert on the discipline of Ilm ar-Rijal, which seeks to authentically and efficiently pass judgment on the reliability of narrators of Hadith. He leads the prayers at the Fatima Masumeh Shrine.[6]
His students include: Sayyid Muhammad-Kadhim al-Tabatabaei, Sayyid Abd al-Hadi al-Mas'udi, and Sayyid Adil al-Alawi.[7]
He led Salat al-Janazah at the funeral of Hussein-Ali Montazeri, the deputy supreme leader of Iran in 2009.[8]
Works
Shubairi Zanjani has authored and delivered numerous works in the fields of jurisprudence (fiqh), principles of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), hadith studies, and Ilm al-Rijal. His writings include lecture-based works, annotations on classical texts, and critical studies of hadith sources and narrators.[9][10]
Jurisprudence and Usul al-Fiqh Works
- Tahrir al-Jawahir (Book of Hajj)
- Tahrir Fatawi al-Jawahir (Book of Hajj)
- Sharh al-Urwah al-Wuthqa (Hajj)
- Doros al-Hajj
- Doros al-Ijarah
- Doros al-Khums
- Doros al-Nikah
- Doros al-Sawm
- Doros al-I'tikaf
- Doros al-Bay'
- Manasik al-Hajj (Persian and Arabic)
- Al-Masa'il al-Shar'iyya (Arabic risalah)
- Ta'liqat on Jami' Ahadith al-Shi'a
- Bahuth fi al-Ta'adul wa al-Tarajih
- Bahuth fi Qa'idat al-Faragh wa al-Tajawuz
Hadith and Rijal Works
- Critical editing and verification of Rijal al-Najashi (based on multiple manuscripts)
- Annotation on Rijal al-Shaykh al-Tusi (large and small commentaries)
- Lectures on Diraya and principles of Rijal science
- Rijal indexes for chains of transmission in hadith collections
- Index of chains of transmission of Ashab al-Ijma' (5 volumes)
Other Works and Contributions
- Jur'ah min al-Bahr (A collection of works and lectures)
- Annotation on Aashnai-ye Haq
- Founder of the Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Seminary School
- Founder of the Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Jurisprudence Center
See also
References
- ↑ Directory of Iranian Officials. Central Intelligence Agency. p. 107.
- ↑ Brumberg, Daniel; Farhi, Farideh (2016-04-04). Power and Change in Iran: Politics of Contention and Conciliation. Indiana University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-253-02079-6.
- ↑ "Jadal Fi Iran Ba'd Liqaa Marja' Dini Kabir Bishakshiyat Islahiya Baynahum al-Ra'is al-Sabiq Khatami". France 24 (in Arabic). 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018-06-05). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8156-5432-2.
- ↑ "Ayat Allah Shubayri Zanjani Keest". www.entekhab.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ↑ "Samahat al-Marja' al-Dini Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Musa al-Shubayri al-Zanjani Dam Thiluh". www.hajij.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ "Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Musa Shubayri Zanjani". al-Hoda Centre for Islamic Research (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ "Million-Man Show of Force". Rooz. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ "موسى الشُّبيري الزِّنجاني ." www.fnoor.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "سید موسى شبیرى زنجانى « دام ظله » - الشیعه" (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.