Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ayatollah_Sayyid_Ali_Sistani

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Twelver_Shia gptkb:Islamic_scholar
gptkbp:activeYears	1950s–present
gptkbp:birthDate	1930-08-04
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Ali_al-Husayni_al-Sistani
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Mashhad,_Iran
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:Iran Iraq (residence)
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:father	Mohammad Baqir Sistani
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence gptkb:theology ethics Quranic exegesis Hadith studies
gptkbp:followedBy	millions of Shia Muslims worldwide
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	gptkb:Imam gptkb:al-Sistani
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Iraqi_Shia_community global Shia Muslims
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei gptkb:Muhammad_Baqir_al-Sadr gptkb:Muhammad_Hadi_al-Milani
gptkbp:knownFor	religious leader moderation promoting peace advocacy for democracy in Iraq
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Persian gptkb:Urdu English (translated works)
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Iranian
gptkbp:notableEvent	called for peaceful protests in Iraq called for protection of minorities in Iraq called for unity among Iraqis issued fatwa against ISIS in 2014 issued fatwas against sectarian violence mediated in Najaf crisis 2004 played key role in post-2003 Iraq supported 2005 Iraqi constitution urged restraint during Iraq War
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence gptkb:Risalah_Amaliyah Religious edicts (fatwas)
gptkbp:position	leading Marja in Najaf spiritual leader of Iraqi Shia
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Najaf,_Iraq
gptkbp:signature	Ali Sistani signature.svg
gptkbp:studentOf	gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei gptkb:Muhammad_Hadi_al-Milani Muhammad Ali al-Shahroudi
gptkbp:teacherOf	many Shia clerics
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Imam Grand Ayatollah
gptkbp:website	https://www.sistani.org/
gptkbp:שפת_אם	gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hawza_Ilmiyya_Mashhad
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8