Hussein al-Shirazi | |
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سید حسین الحسیني الشیرازي | |
Personal | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Religion | Islam |
Parent | Sadiq al-Shirazi (father) |
Denomination | Twelver Shia |
Alma mater | Qom Hawza |
Relatives |
Mirza Shirazi (great-great grandfather) Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (grandfather) Mohammad al-Shirazi (uncle) Hassan al-Shirazi (uncle) Mujtaba al-Shirazi (uncle) Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi (cousin) Murtadha al-Shirazi (cousin) |
Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein al-Husayni al-Shirazi ( Arabic: حسين الحسيني الشيرازي; Persian: حسين حسينى شيرازى; ) is an Iraqi-Iranian Twelver Shia cleric. He is a son of Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Shirazi. [1] [2] He is currently the head of his father's office and is residing in Qom, Iran.
Hussein al-Shirazi was born in Karbala, to Sadiq al-Shirazi, a Shia marja', and Siddiqa Thabit, the daughter of Muhammad Thabit, a cleric and orator. A year after his birth, his family were exiled from Iraq, and settled in Kuwait. Ten years later, they migrated to Iran, and settled in Qom.
Al-Shirazi began his religious education at an early stage, and studied under his uncle, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad al-Shirazi, and his father. He also studied under Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq al-Rohani. [1]
Hussein al-Shirazi was forcefully arrested by police in Qom on March 6, 2018. [3] The reasons for his arrest was because he was critical of Velayat Faqih and Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei in a lecture he gave in Qom. In his lecture, he compared Khamenei to the Pharaoh of Egypt. [4]
His arrest sparked outrage from the followers of his father, and as a result of this it led to protests in London, Kuwait and Iraq. [5] In London, protestors–linked to the controversial cleric, Yasser al-Habib–managed to climb onto the balcony of the Iranian Embassy, waving their flags and chanting anti-Khamenei and Islamic Republic slogans. [6] [7] The protestors who climbed the balcony and replaced the flag of Iran with the blue flag of al-Habib's organisation (Servants of Imam Mahdi), were arrested. Nobody was hurt during the protests in the embassy. [8] [9]
Iranian Ambassador to United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad tweeted that the assailants belonged to the "Shirazi Cult", and that the staff in the embassy were well and not harmed. [8]
The current Prosecutor-General of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri warned that the country's Judicial system will take "any legal action against the supports of al-Shirazi's father, and during an Iranian State TV ( IRIB) interview claimed that the Shirazi sect is causing fitna amongst Muslim Sects." [10]
After 13 days of being arrested, Hussein al-Shirazi was released from prison, on bail. [11]
Hussein al-Shirazi | |
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سید حسین الحسیني الشیرازي | |
Personal | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Religion | Islam |
Parent | Sadiq al-Shirazi (father) |
Denomination | Twelver Shia |
Alma mater | Qom Hawza |
Relatives |
Mirza Shirazi (great-great grandfather) Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (grandfather) Mohammad al-Shirazi (uncle) Hassan al-Shirazi (uncle) Mujtaba al-Shirazi (uncle) Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi (cousin) Murtadha al-Shirazi (cousin) |
Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein al-Husayni al-Shirazi ( Arabic: حسين الحسيني الشيرازي; Persian: حسين حسينى شيرازى; ) is an Iraqi-Iranian Twelver Shia cleric. He is a son of Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Shirazi. [1] [2] He is currently the head of his father's office and is residing in Qom, Iran.
Hussein al-Shirazi was born in Karbala, to Sadiq al-Shirazi, a Shia marja', and Siddiqa Thabit, the daughter of Muhammad Thabit, a cleric and orator. A year after his birth, his family were exiled from Iraq, and settled in Kuwait. Ten years later, they migrated to Iran, and settled in Qom.
Al-Shirazi began his religious education at an early stage, and studied under his uncle, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad al-Shirazi, and his father. He also studied under Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq al-Rohani. [1]
Hussein al-Shirazi was forcefully arrested by police in Qom on March 6, 2018. [3] The reasons for his arrest was because he was critical of Velayat Faqih and Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei in a lecture he gave in Qom. In his lecture, he compared Khamenei to the Pharaoh of Egypt. [4]
His arrest sparked outrage from the followers of his father, and as a result of this it led to protests in London, Kuwait and Iraq. [5] In London, protestors–linked to the controversial cleric, Yasser al-Habib–managed to climb onto the balcony of the Iranian Embassy, waving their flags and chanting anti-Khamenei and Islamic Republic slogans. [6] [7] The protestors who climbed the balcony and replaced the flag of Iran with the blue flag of al-Habib's organisation (Servants of Imam Mahdi), were arrested. Nobody was hurt during the protests in the embassy. [8] [9]
Iranian Ambassador to United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad tweeted that the assailants belonged to the "Shirazi Cult", and that the staff in the embassy were well and not harmed. [8]
The current Prosecutor-General of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri warned that the country's Judicial system will take "any legal action against the supports of al-Shirazi's father, and during an Iranian State TV ( IRIB) interview claimed that the Shirazi sect is causing fitna amongst Muslim Sects." [10]
After 13 days of being arrested, Hussein al-Shirazi was released from prison, on bail. [11]