Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi

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[[Ayatollah]] [[Sayyid]] '''Muhammad-Kadhim al-Husayn al-Modarresi''' (}}; ; 1912–1994) was an [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]]-[[Iraqis|Iraqi]] Shia [[Ulama|scholar]] and [[Mysticism|mystic]].<ref name=":02"></ref>|nationality=[[Iran|Iranian]]|native_name=|death_place=[[Tehran]], [[Iran]]|children=Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>|[[Hadi al-Modarresi|Hadi]]|Hussain|Abbas|[[Ali Akbar al-Modarresi|Ali-Akbar]]|Ali-Asghar|Muhammad-Baqir}}|website=|relatives=[[Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi]] (father-in-law) <br /> [[Mohammad al-Husayni al-Shirazi|Muhammad al-Shirazi]] (brother-in-law)<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> <br /> [[Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi|Sadiq al-Shirazi]] (brother-in-law)<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> <br /> [[Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari]] (brother-in-law)<ref></ref> <br /> Muhammad-Reza Gharavi (second cousin)|religion=Islam|denomination=[[Twelver]] [[Shia Islam|Shīʿā]]|students=|resting_place=[[Fatima Masumeh Shrine]]}}He was a prominent teacher at the seminaries of [[Mashhad]] and [[Karbala]], teaching Islamic philosophy.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He held the [[Tafsir|Quranic exegesis]] chair of the Karbala seminary and taught [[Aqidah|aqaed]] in the al-Hindiya and al-Badkubeh schools.<ref name=":02" />

== Family ==
al-Modarresi was born into a distinguished religious Shia family in Mashhad in [[Iran]]. His father is Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Jawad al-Modarresi, the son of grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Baqir Golpayegani (also known as ''Jorfadiqani'').<ref></ref> He claims descent from [[Zayd ibn Ali]] (died c. 740 AD), the great-great-grandson of the [[Prophets in Islam|Islamic prophet]], [[Muhammad]].<ref name=":022"></ref>

== Biography ==
al-Modarresi emigrated to [[Najaf]] with his father at a very young age. After his father passed away, he moved to Karbala and studied at its seminary. He completed his studies in became a teacher in the serminary. He taught in Iraq for more than thirty five years.

He then moved to Iran after it proved difficult to remain in Iraq due to the [[Ba'athist Iraq|Bathist's]] anti-Shia sentiment.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

==== Students ====

* Sheikh Jawad al-Mothafar<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
* Sheikh Baqir al-Irawani (recorded al-Modarresi's death in poetry.)<ref name=":0" />

== Personal Life ==
al-Modarresi is married to the daughter of grand Ayatollah Sayyid [[Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi|Mahdi al-Shirazi]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He has eleven children, seven sons (Muhammad-Taqi, Hadi, Husayn, Abbas, Ali-Akbar, Ali-Asghar and Muhammad-Baqir) and three daughters. All of his sons are religious scholars. His son Muhammad-Taqi is a [[marja']]. Two of his daughters are married to [[Bahrani people|Bahrainis]], and the one is married to a [[Demographics of Kuwait|Kuwaiti]].<ref name=":0"></ref>

== Death ==
al-Modarresi died of heart failure in the early hours of April 26, 1994 in [[Tehran]], whilst he was performing [[Fajr prayer|Fajr]] prayer.<ref name=":03"></ref>

The night before, his son-in-law narrated that he overheard al-Modarresi talking to himself, saying: "O' Kadhim, enough of this life, do not worry. This is the path that the others have taken. O' Kadhim this is your final night. Strengthen your faith in Allah and do not be fearful."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

He was buried in the courtyard of [[Fatima Masumeh Shrine|Fatima Masumeh]] in [[Qom]], in room no. 41, near the grave of Sheikh [[Sheikh Fazlollah Noori|Fazlollah Nuri]].<ref></ref>

== Works ==
al-Modarresi authored numerous books in Islamic science and philosophy. Such as:

* ''Buhuth Fi al-Ilm'' (Research in Science)

== See also ==

* [[Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi]]
* [[Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi|Mohammed Taqi al-Modarresi]]
* [[Hadi al-Modarresi]]
* [[Ali Akbar al-Modarresi]]
* [[Mahdi al-Modarresi]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1912 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:Iranian Islamic religious leaders]]

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