Naser Makarem Shirazi
| Naser Makarem Shirazi | |
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| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
| Born |
December 3, 1926 Shiraz, Iran |
| Ethnicity | Iranian |
| Era | Modern era |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Usuli Twelver Shia |
| Creed | Jafari jurisprudence |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Kalam and Tafsir |
| Notable work(s) | One hundred fifty lessons for life Commentary of the Holy Quran |
| Website | www.makarem.ir |
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Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (Persian: ناصر مکارم شیرازی, born 3 December 1926 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian Shia marja' and religious leader.
He was born in the city of Shiraz, Iran. His ancestors were Iranian Jews who converted to Shia Islam. He finished his school in Shiraz.
He started his formal Islamic studies at the age of 14 in the Agha Babakhan Shirazi seminary. After completing the introductory studies, he started studying jurisprudence (fiqh) and its principles (usool al-fiqh).
He made rapid progress and finished studying the complete levels of introductory and both the levels of the intermediate Islamic studies in approximately four years. During this time, he also taught at the Islamic seminary in Shiraz.
At the age of 18, he formally entered the theological seminary of Qom, and for the next five years was present in the religious gatherings and classes of some of the leading Islamic teachers of those days, such as Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Burujerdi, & Ayatollah Seyyed Kazem Shariatmadari.
In 1950 he made his way to the seminary of Najaf, Iraq. Here, he was able to take part in classes of teachers such as Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim, Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Ayatollah Abdul Hadi ash-Shirazi.
At the age of 24, he was granted complete ijtihad by two senior scholars in Najaf. Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim also wrote a short, comprehensive letter of commendation for him.
In 1951 he returned to Qom, since he did not have the means to survive and continue his studies in Najaf.
After returning to Iran, Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi began teaching the intermediate and higher level of studies in usul al-fiqh and fiqh. Also, he was a member of the editorial board of the first Islamic magazine published in Iran named "Maktab'e Eslam", next to Ayatollah Shariatmadari.
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