Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid
Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi
السيد محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي
Personal
Born	July 1, 1945 (age 78); Karbala, Iraq
Religion	Islam
Children	Salih; Muhammed-Ridha; Murtadha; Muhsin; Sajjad; Sadiq;
Parent	Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi (father)
Jurisprudence	Twelver Shīʿā
Notable work(s)	From the Guidance of the Quran ; Islamic Mysticism
Relatives	Hadi al-Modarresi (brother) ; Ali Akbar al-Modarresi (brother) ; Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (grandfather) ; Muhammad al-Shirazi (maternal uncle) ; Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari (uncle-in-law)
Muslim leader
Based in	Karbala, Iraq
Period in office	2003–present
Website	Official website

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi (Arabic: محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي; Persian: محمد تقى حسينى مدرسى; b. 1945)^[8] is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist.

al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on matters of theology, historiography, jurisprudence, philosophy, logic, and social science. The Anglican Centre in Rome has stated that "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably the second most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani. His call for peace & human dignity is v[ery] significant."^[9]

^ "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12.
^ "Najl al-Marja al-Modarresi: Nahtaj Lil Misaq Lil Taliba al-Muhajaba Wa An Yakoon al-Khirijoon Mubdi'un" [Son of Modarresi Marja: We need to draw paths for veiled students so they can become innovators]. www.kitabat.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12. Mentions Muhammad-Ridha al-Modarresi
^ "Najl al-Marja al-Modarresi Yushadid 'Ala Dharorat Tatweer Kawadir Wizarat al-Adl Wa I'timad Aliyat Haditha Wa Mutatawira" [Son of Modarresi Marja emphasises on importance of developing the ministry of justice's methods using latest technology]. www.kitabat.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12. Mentions Murtadha al-Modarresi
^ al-Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009). Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars]. Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-Balagh. p. 581.
^ al-Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009). Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars]. Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-Balagh. p. 581.
^ Louër, Laurence (2011). Transnational Shia Politics: Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf. Hurst. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-84904-214-7.
^ al-Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009). Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars]. Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-Balagh. p. 345.
^ "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12.
^ Anglican Centre Rome [@AnglicanCentre] (December 2, 2014). "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably 2nd most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani. His call for peace & human dignity is v significant." (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Twitter.

[1] "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12.

[2] "Najl al-Marja al-Modarresi: Nahtaj Lil Misaq Lil Taliba al-Muhajaba Wa An Yakoon al-Khirijoon Mubdi'un" [Son of Modarresi Marja: We need to draw paths for veiled students so they can become innovators]. www.kitabat.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12. Mentions Muhammad-Ridha al-Modarresi

[3] "Najl al-Marja al-Modarresi Yushadid 'Ala Dharorat Tatweer Kawadir Wizarat al-Adl Wa I'timad Aliyat Haditha Wa Mutatawira" [Son of Modarresi Marja emphasises on importance of developing the ministry of justice's methods using latest technology]. www.kitabat.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12. Mentions Murtadha al-Modarresi

[4] -Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009). Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars]. Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-Balagh. p. 581.

[5] -Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009). Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars]. Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-Balagh. p. 581.

[6] Louër, Laurence (2011). Transnational Shia Politics: Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf. Hurst. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-84904-214-7.

[7] -Muhtadi, Abd al-Atheem (2009). Qusas Wa Khawatir - Min Akhlaqiyat 'Ulama' al-Din [Stories and Memories - From the Manners of the Scholars]. Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-Balagh. p. 345.

[8] "al-Sira al-Thatiyyah" [Biography]. al-Modarresi Official Website (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-12.

[9] Anglican Centre Rome [@AnglicanCentre] (December 2, 2014). "Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi is probably 2nd most senior Shia cleric after al-Sistani. His call for peace & human dignity is v significant." (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Twitter.

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