Mahdi al-Modarresi
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Sayed Mohammad Mahdi Al-Husseini Al-Modarressi |
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| Native name | محمد المهدي الحسيني آل المدرسي |
| Born | 1977 Kuwait |
| Residence | Karbala, Iraq |
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| Relatives | Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (uncle) |
| Website | Official website |
Sayed Mohammad Mahdi Al-Modarressi comes from a family of scholars which includes supreme religious jurists, or Grand Ayatollahs, such as Grand Ayatollah S. Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi, one of Iraq’s leading faith leaders of its majority Shi'a population.
Under his father’s supervision, Sayed Al-Modarressi followed a solid traditional curriculum in the Hawza, studying classical works on various disciplines of Islamic jurisprudence as well as the instrumental faculties commonly taught at religious learning institutions. A graduate of the acclaimed al Qa’em Theological Research Institute near the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque in Damascus, Sayed Modarressi reached the level of Sotouh al Ulya (Upper Foundations). His classical curriculum embodied a methodology which crystallizes the middle way of Islam; respect for the differences between jurists, and a spiritual education drawn from the Qur'an and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad and his Household; the Ahlulbayt.
Modarressi has written three books in Arabic (published in Beirut) [1] and two titles in English (being prepared for publication), in addition to numerous papers on Islamic sciences as well as contemporary issues including social and theological Islamic thought. His last Arabic book is an in-depth analytical study of the prophetic narration known as Hadeeth Al Thaqalayn (Hadith of the two weighty things) which looks into the practical implications of this controversial narration and provides a thorough insight of the Shia/Sunni deliberations on this text. [2]
Since 2007 Sayed Modarressi shifted his attention to writing and speaking for an English-speaking audience. His (yet to be published) English works include 'Say; He is God – Allah the God of Islam' and 'Why Muslims Are Weird - And Some Downright Crazy!'. The former is a wide-ranging study of the Islamic view of God, focusing on the principle theological arguments for the existence of the supernatural Creator using Islamic scriptural references. The latter work is an introduction to the religion of Islam to non-Muslims with a radically new, unorthodox approach to this over-saturated yet intricately complex subject. The book tackles subjects as complicated as Jihad & Hijab, as well as why Muslims have special dietary needs and fashion codes.
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