Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sayyid_Ali_al-Husayni_al-Sistani
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Islamic_scholar
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Seminary_of_Najaf
gptkbp:awards gptkb:King_Faisal_International_Prize_(declined)
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-08-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mashhad,_Iran
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Fatimah_bint_Muhammad
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
Quranic exegesis
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:al-Sistani
Grand Ayatollah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani
gptkbp:influenced Iraqi politics
Shia communities worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei
gptkb:Muhammad_Baqir_al-Sadr
gptkbp:knownFor Role in post-2003 Iraq
Fatwas on political and social issues
Leading Shia authority in Iraq
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Usuli_Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:nationality Iraqi
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Basheer_Hussain_Najafi
gptkb:Mohammad_Saeed_al-Hakim
gptkb:Mohammad_Ishaq_Al-Fayyad
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
Religious leadership in Iraq
gptkbp:officeLocation Marja' of Najaf
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Sayyid_Muhammad_Baqir_al-Sistani
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei
gptkbp:religion Shia Islam
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Najaf,_Iraq
gptkbp:signature Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse daughter of Sayyid Muhammad Ali al-Shahrestani
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Basheer_Hussain_Najafi
gptkb:Mohammad_Saeed_al-Hakim
gptkb:Mohammad_Ishaq_Al-Fayyad
gptkbp:title Grand Ayatollah
gptkbp:website https://www.sistani.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maraji'
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5