Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
السيد أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي
	Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei in his office at Najaf, 1970's
Personal
Born	November 19, 1899; Khoy, West Azerbaijan, Sublime State of Persia
Died	August 8, 1992 (aged 92); Kufa, Ba'athist Iraq
Resting place	Imam Ali Shrine
Religion	Islam
Children	Jamal al-Din; Ali; Abbas; Abd al-Sahib; Muhammad-Taqi; Abd al-Majid; Ibrahim;
Parent	Ali-Akbar al-Khoei (father)
Denomination	Shi'a
Jurisprudence	Ja'fari (Usuli)
Creed	Twelver
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Fiqh
Notable work(s)	Mu'jam rijal al-hadith
Muslim leader
Based in	Najaf, Iraq
Period in office	1970–1992
Predecessor	Muhsin al-Hakim
Successor	Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari, Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
Website	Official website

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei (/ˈɑːbuː æl ˈkɑːsɪm æl ˈxhuːi/ ^ⓘ AH-boo al KAH-sim al KHOO-ee; Arabic: أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي; Persian: ابوالقاسم موسوی خویی; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja'.^[1]^[2] Al-Khoei is considered one of the most influential twelver scholars.

After the death of Muhsin al-Hakim in 1970, he became the spiritual leader of much of the Shia world until his death in 1992. He was succeeded briefly by Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari, until his death in 1993. Then his former student, Ali al-Sistani, took leadership of the seminary, whereby many of his followers became followers of al-Sistani.^[3]^[4]

^ Tarrad, Hamada; Abd al-Hasan, Amin (2004). al-Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei: Za'im al-Hawza al-Ilmiya [Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei: Head of the Islamic Seminary] (in Arabic). Mu'sasat al-Imam al-Khoei al-Khayriya.
^ al-Waseti, Ahmed (1998). Sirat Wa Hayat al-Imam al-Khoei [Biography and Life of Imam al-Khoei] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Hadi.
^ Corboz, Elvire (2015-01-20). Guardians of Shi'ism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 64–5. ISBN 978-0-7486-9145-6.
^ al-Shafi'i, Abd al-Malik (2005). Mawqif al-Tashayyu al-Imamiya Min Baqi al-Firaq al-Muslimeen [The Stance of Imami Shiism on the Rest of the Islamic Creeds] (in Arabic). Egypt: Maktabat al-Ridhwan. pp. 227–30.

[1] Tarrad, Hamada; Abd al-Hasan, Amin (2004). al-Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei: Za'im al-Hawza al-Ilmiya [Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei: Head of the Islamic Seminary] (in Arabic). Mu'sasat al-Imam al-Khoei al-Khayriya.

[2] -Waseti, Ahmed (1998). Sirat Wa Hayat al-Imam al-Khoei [Biography and Life of Imam al-Khoei] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Hadi.

[3] Corboz, Elvire (2015-01-20). Guardians of Shi'ism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 64–5. ISBN 978-0-7486-9145-6.

[4] -Shafi'i, Abd al-Malik (2005). Mawqif al-Tashayyu al-Imamiya Min Baqi al-Firaq al-Muslimeen [The Stance of Imami Shiism on the Rest of the Islamic Creeds] (in Arabic). Egypt: Maktabat al-Ridhwan. pp. 227–30.

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