Iraqi philosopher (1927–2021)
Ayatollah Sayyid Radhi Husayni Shirazi (Persian: رضى حسينى شيرازى; Arabic: رضي الحسيني الشيرازي; 29 March 1927 – 1 December 2021), also known as Razi Shirazi, was an Iranian Shia who was a jurist, philosopher and theologian. He was the great-grandson of the renowned Shia jurist, Mirza Shirazi, the pioneer of the Tobacco protest. He was the Imam of the Shifa mosque in Yousefabad.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Shirazi was born in Najaf, Iraq. He hailed from the prominent religious Shirazi family. His father was Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn Shirazi (d. 1955), the son of grand Ayatollah Mirza Ali Agha Shirazi (d. 1936). His mother was the daughter of Sheikh Muhammad-Kadhim Shirazi (d. 1948). Shirazi is the eldest of eight siblings, four brothers and three sisters.[1] His brother Mostafa is a doctor of agricultural sciences, living in Oregon.[4][1] His brother Bagher is a doctor in architecture and specialises in Islamic architecture.[5]
Shirazi began his religious education at a young age in Najaf, studying under his grandfather Sheikh Muhammad-Kadhim Shirazi, Sayyid Abu al-Qasim Khoei, Sheikh Husayn al-Hilli and Sheikh Baqir Zanjani.[2] He then immigrated to Iran, and studied under Abul Hasan Sharani, Muhammad Taqi Amoli, Fazel Tooni, Mirza Ahmad Ashtiani, Shekh Mojtaba Lankarani, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Rafiee, and Mirza Mehdi Elahi Qomshehee.[1]
He gained ijtihad in 1953, being awarded permits by Sayyid Jamal al-Din Golpayegani, Sayyid Abd al-Hadi Shirazi, Mirza Abu al-Hasan Rafiee, and Sheikh Muhammad-Husayn Kashif Ghitaa'.[2]
Religious career
Shirazi has taught in many different places, such as the Marvi School, the Sepahsalar School (University of Motahhari), and the University of Tehran as a Theology faculty member. Shirazi was the representative of grand Ayatollah Hossein Borujerdi in the international congress of al-Aqsa Mosque. He was the Imam of the Shifa mosque in Yousefabad in Tehran.[3] As part of his Islamic missionary work, Shirazi has converted just over 500 people into the Muslim faith.[1]
Works
Shirazi has written many works on the subjects of philosophy, theology and jurisprudence.[3]
Some of his works include:
- Explaining the Poems of Wisdom (2 volumes, Sharhe Manzoumeh)
- Al Esfar An Al-Asfar (2 volumes),
- Criticism and Planning of Ideas, Zolale Hekmat (Commentary of Quran),
- Zolale Hekmat (ethics).
Death
Shirazi died in Tehran on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, aged 94.[6][7] He was buried in the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf.[8]
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