Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim | |
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السيد محمد سعيد الطباطبائي الحكيم | |
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| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
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| Born | February 1, 1936 |
| Died | September 3, 2021 (aged 85) Najaf, Iraq |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
| Children | 5, including Riyadh |
| Relatives | Muhsin al-Hakim (grandfather) |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Najaf, Iraq |
| Website | www |
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Saeed al-Tabataba'i al-Hakim (Arabic: محمد سعيد الطباطبائي الحكيم; February 1, 1936[1][2] – September 3, 2021) was an Iraqi senior Shi'a marja, and one of the most senior Shia clerics in Iraq.[3]
He was considered a strong nominee for the grand religious authority in Najaf, after Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.[4]
Biography
[edit]Al-Hakim was born in the holy city of Najaf on 1 February 1936 to Sayyid Muhammad-Ali al-Hakeem.[5] His mother was the daughter of grand Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim. His father was a nephew of the grand Ayatollah.[6]
Education
[edit]As someone who hailed from a clerical family, al-Hakim began his religious education at the tender age of 5. Under his father, he studied in the introductory subjects that include Arabic language, and grammar; logic; eloquence; jurisprudence and its fundamentals, until concluding his intermediate studies. He studied under his maternal grandfather, the grand Ayatollah, the advanced studies, where he attended a great deal of his Jurisprudence teachings. Among his other teachers were Shaykh Hussein Al-Hilli and Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei were also among his teachers.[7]
Ba'thist imprisonment
[edit]In 1983, the Ba'thist regime imprisoned a large number of members of the Hakim family, including al-Hakim, and they remained there for 8 years.[3]
Assassination attempt
[edit]In 2003, he was targeted in an attempted assassination, when his house in Najaf was bombed. Three people were killed but al-Hakim suffered only minor injuries. He had previously been threatened that he would be killed if he didn't leave Najaf. Originally the Sunni fundamentalist Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (who later became al-Qaeda in Iraq) was blamed.[8] However, the bombing has also been attributed to followers of rival Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.[9]
Religious tenure
[edit]Notable students
[edit]After reaching the advanced levels of religious studies, al-Hakim began teaching in Najaf's seminaries, and was considered an exceptional teacher. He taught many members of his family including his maternal uncles, Muhammad-Baqir and Muhammad-Husayn al-Hakim, his brothers, Abd al-Razzaq, Hasan, and Muhammad-Saleh, his sons, Riyadh, Muhammad-Husayn, Ala al-Din, and Izz al-Din, and others. As for some of his notable students, they include: Shaykh Hadi al-Radhi, Shaykh Baqir al-Irawani, Sayyid Muhammad-Ridha Bahr al-Uloom, Sayyid Amin Khalkhali.[3]
Works
[edit]He wrote many books, some of which have been translated into Persian, Urdu, and English.[10]
- Almohkem in the fundamentals of the jurisprudence - it is a detailed full course in the fundamentals of the jurisprudence in six volumes.
- Misbahul minhag in the jurisprudence laws derivation - based in details on the book of Minhag al saliheen. So far he finished 15 volumes.
- Minhag al saliheen - his Risala - practical laws of his verdicts in three volumes.
- Menasik – Pilgrimage and Omra Rituals.
- A message to the people in the west
- A message to the religions promoters and the hawza students - translated into Persian and Urdu.
- A dialogue with his eminence about the religious authority
- Morshid al Moghtarib - instructions and verdicts related to the people in the west.
- Fi rihab al aqeeda - detailed dialogue with a Jordanian personality in the issues of beliefs, in 3 volumes
- Religious laws of computer and internet - translated into English.
- Human cloning - Translated into English
- Religious dialogues
- A message to the devotees in Azerbaijan - translated into the Azeri language.
- A message to the pilgrims of the holy house of God
Amman Message
[edit]Al-Hakim was one of the ulama signatories of the Amman Message, which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Al-Hakim was married, and had 5 sons, and daughters. His sons all pursued clerical careers. His eldest son, Riyadh is a notable teacher at the religious seminary of Qom.
His second cousin, is Iraqi politician Ammar al-Hakim.
Death
[edit]Al-Hakim died on 3 September 2021 aged 85 from a heart attack.[12] His brother, Muhammad-Taqi led the funeral prayers in the Imam Ali shrine.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "وفاة المرجع الدینی السید محمد سعید الطباطبائی الحکیم- الأخبار الشرق الأوسط - وکالة تسنیم الدولیة للأنباء".
- ^ "Biography". Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid M.S. Alhakeem. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c Najaf, Muhammad Amin (2024-02-25). "السيد محمد سعيد الحكيم". شبكة الإمامين الحسنين عليهما السلام الثقافية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Al-Khoei: Ayatollah Sistani is Iraq's Bulwark against Iran: Wikileaks". Informed Comment. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Ayatollah Muhammad Ali al-Hakim Returns to His Lord". Islamic Insights. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "السيد محمد علي الحكيم". الشیعة. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "دفتر مرجع عالیقدر تشیع حاج سید محمد سعید طباطبایی حکیم ـ قدس سره". www.alhakeem.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Bomb kills 3 at cleric's home, CNN, 2003-08-24
- ^ IRAQ’S SHIITES UNDER OCCUPATION Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, International Crisis Group, 2003-09-09
- ^ Biography in English
- ^ Al-Hakim's official reply to Amman Message
- ^ "Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem dies in Iraq". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "One of Iraq's most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85". Associated Press. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
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