Mahdi Shirazi | |
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میرزا مهدی حسینی شیرازی | |
Personal | |
Born | |
Died | February 14, 1961 | (aged 73)
Resting place | Imam Husayn Shrine |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Iranian |
Children | |
Parent | Habiballah Shirazi (father) |
Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
Relatives | Mirza Shirazi (great uncle) Mirza Taqi Shirazi (maternal uncle) Abd al-Hadi Shirazi (second cousin, once removed & brother-in-law) Razi Shirazi (second cousin, once removed) Mohammed Ridha Shirazi (grandson) Hussein Shirazi (grandson) Mohammad Taqi Modarresi (grandson) Hadi Modarresi (grandson) Ali Akbar Modarresi (grandson) |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Karbala, Iraq |
Period in office | 1949–1961 |
Predecessor | Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi |
Successor | Muhsin al-Hakim (leadership centralized in Najaf) |
Grand Ayatollah Mirza Mahdi Husayni Shirazi (Persian: مهدی حسینی شیرازی); (Arabic: مهدي الحسيني الشيرازي; 9 May 1887 – 14 February 1961), also known as Mirza Mahdi Shirazi, was an Iranian Shia marja.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] After the death of Abu al-Hasan Esfehani and Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi, Mirza Mahdi was considered to be the highest ranking cleric in Karbala,[9] and one of the highest in Iraq, along with Muhsin al-Hakim and his second cousin once removed, Abd al-Hadi Shirazi in Najaf.[10][11]
Mirza Mahdi was the Imam of the Imam Husayn Shrine.[4][8]