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Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani
Najaf, Iraq
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Born 1930
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Born in Mashhad, he studied in Qum and Najaf and received written recognition of ijtihad from Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei and Sheikh Husayn al-Hilli. His Najaf office publishes his Islamic laws, books and official answers.
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Sheikh Bashir Husayn al-Najafi
Najaf, Iraq
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Born 1942
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Born in Jalandhar, he studied in Lahore before migrating to Najaf in 1965, where he pursued advanced fiqh and usul and became a long-standing Hawza teacher. His official biography lists an extensive jurisprudential and educational corpus.
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Naser Makarem Shirazi
Qom, Iran
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Born 1305 SH (1926–27)
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Born in Shiraz, he entered seminary studies while young, later studied in Qum and Najaf, and received permissions of ijtihad in his twenties. His official biography highlights decades of teaching, Qurʾanic commentary and jurisprudential writing.
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Hossein Wahid Khorasani
Qom, Iran
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Contemporary
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A senior Qom-based Marjaʿ and teacher of advanced fiqh and usul. His public office site is retained as the source of record; biographical detail is intentionally kept concise because the office publishes very limited self-biographical material.
Sayyid Sadiq al-Husayni al-Shirazi
Qom, Iran
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Born 1942
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Born in Karbala into a scholarly family, he studied the Islamic sciences to the level of ijtihad and later settled in Qom. His official biography records decades of Hawza teaching and a large body of works in fiqh, usul, ethics and related fields.
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Sayyid Muhammad Taqi al-Modarresi
Karbala, Iraq
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Contemporary
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Born in Karbala, he developed within its seminary tradition and is a contemporary Marjaʿ, teacher and prolific author. His official site publishes jurisprudential works, Qurʾanic studies, lectures and current guidance from his Karbala office.
Sayyid Ali al-Husayni Khamenei
Iran · historical profile
Historical Marjaʿ profile · died 28 February 2026
1939–2026
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The official Leader.ir library preserves his jurisprudential corpus, including Practical Laws of Islam and The Rules on Prayer & Fasting.
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Imam Ruhollah al-Musavi Khomeini
Iran · historical profile
Historical Marjaʿ profile · died 1989
1902–1989
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The Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini's Works preserves his published jurisprudential corpus. Individual ruling cards remain withheld until the exact ruling text and reference are verified from that corpus.
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