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Abbas Hosseini Kashani, the Glossary

Index Abbas Hosseini Kashani

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abbas Hosseini Kashani (1931 – July 18, 2010) (السید عباس حسيني کاشانی) was an Iraqi born Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja from Karbala whose ancestors were from Kashan, Iran hence his surname.[1]

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  1. 15 relations: Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Ayatollah, Iran, Iranian peoples, Iraq, Iraqis, Karbala, Kashan, List of deceased maraji, Lists of maraji, Marja', Muhsin al-Hakim, Najaf, Shia Islam, Twelver Shi'ism.

  2. Burials at Fatima Masumeh Shrine

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei (أبو القاسمالموسوي الخوئي; ابوالقاسمموسوی خویی; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja'.

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Ayatollah

Ayatollah (âyatollâh) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran that came into widespread usage in the 20th century.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Iranian peoples

The Iranian peoples or Iranic peoples are a diverse grouping of peoples who are identified by their usage of the Iranian languages (branch of the Indo-European languages) and other cultural similarities.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Iraqis

Iraqis (العراقيون) are people who originate from the country of Iraq.

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Karbala

Karbala or Kerbala (Karbalāʾ) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake.

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Kashan

Kashan (کاشان) is a city in the Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

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List of deceased maraji

This article provides the list of deceased maraji (plural of marja, the supreme legal authority or the source of emulation), both current and deceased, followed by Twelver (also known as Imamiyyah) Shia Muslims around the world.

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Lists of maraji

Maraji are the supreme legal authority for Twelver Shia Muslims.

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Marja'

Marja (marjiʿ; plural marājiʿ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and clerics below him in rank.

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Muhsin al-Hakim

Muhsin al-Tabataba'i al-Hakim (translit; 31 May 1889 – 2 June 1970) was an Iraqi Shia religious authority.

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Najaf

Najaf or An-Najaf or Al-Najaf (ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf (ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), is the capital city of Najaf Governorate in central Iraq about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad.

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Shia Islam

Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam.

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Twelver Shi'ism

Twelver Shīʿism (ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة), also known as Imāmiyya (إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa, comprising about 90% of all Shīas.

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See also

Burials at Fatima Masumeh Shrine

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Hosseini_Kashani