Ali Al-Sistani

Ali Al-Sistani

Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (Arabic: علي الحسيني السيستاني‎ Persian: علی حسینی سیستانی‎, born August 4, 1930 - Mashhad) is the highest-ranking Shia marja in Iraq and the leader of the Hawza of Najaf.

Read more about Ali Al-Sistani:  Guardianship of Islamic Jurists (Velayat-e Faqih), Internet

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