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Ayatollah Ridha Shirazi Passes Away

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Sayed Ridha Shirazi
The son of the late Imam Sayyid Muhammad Shirazi and an esteemed Shia theologian, Ayatollah Ridha Shirazi passed away at the young age of 48 in the holy city of Qom this Sunday.

He was born in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, but he lived much of his life in exile in Kuwait. Following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, he, along with his father Sayyid Muhammad Shirazi, moved to the holy city of Qom. He studied there under his father as well as various other teachers. He was considered an eminent scholar and jurist among scholarly circles.  

He will be laid to rest in his hometown of Karbala on Tuesday, June 3.

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0 # Anonymous 2008-07-26 15:57
May Allah (swt) bless his soul Insha'Allah.
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0 # abbas 2008-08-01 14:42
Please recite fateha in loving memory of this grand and noble figure. You will always be remembered
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