Ayatullah Sayyid 'Ali seestani

Born: Rabi'ul Awwal, 1349/1930

Mashad was his place of origin and

education, where he was born in a

family renowned for its knowledge and

piety, and where he studied until he

joined Dars-e-Kharij of Mirza Mahdi Isfahani.

In 1368, he moved to Qum and

attended the lectures of Ayatullah Burojirdi (in Fiqh and rijal)

and Ayatullah Kuhkamra'i. Then in 1371, he

went to Najaf and joined Dars-e-Kharij

of Sayyid Mohsin Al-Hakeem, Shaykh

Husain Al-Hilli and Sayyid Al-Khou'i. He

attended the latter's Dars-e-Kharij in

Fiqh and Usule-fiqh for more than ten years.

In 1380, he was given Ijazahs of Ijtihad by Sayyid Al-Khou'i and

Shaykh Al-Hilli. In 1381, he started his own Dars-e-Kharij of Fiqh,

using Al-Makasib and Al-Urwatul wuthqa as his main texts.

In 1384, he also began Dars-e-Kharij in Usule-Fiqh, and by 1411

had completed its third series.

Ayatullah seestani's humility is reflected in his simple attire

and small rented house in Najaf where he lives.

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