HAKEEM


Meaning of HAKEEM in English

Grand Ayatullah Mohsin Al-Hakeem: Grand Ayatullah Seyyed Mohsin AlHakim was born in 1306 AH in a famous scholarly family. He studied under the tutelage of great Foqaha, like Ayatullah Seyyed Muhammad Kadhim Yazdi, Ayatullah Mirza Hussein Naeeni, Ayatullah Zia Iraqi and others.

After the sad demise of Ayatullah Seyyed Hussein Burujurdi, with whom his family tree shared a common lineage finally reaching Ameerul Mumineen Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (AS), he became a sole Marja.

The Hawza of Najaf al Ashraf grew immensely under his Marjaiyya, boasting nearly an unprecedented figure of 8,000 students. He also instituted several changes in the curriculum of the Hawzas, which have had far reaching effects.

Grand Ayatullah Seyyed Mohsin AlHakim’s famous work in fiqh is 'MUSTAMSAK' which is acknowledged as the most exhaustive and enlightening commentary on the first part of alUrwatul Wuthqa. The style and skill of his reasoning established him among the FUQAHA of the first rank.

He is also well known for his clear fatwa against Communism, declaring it an ideology of kufr and atheism.

He died on Rabiul Awwal 27, 1390 AH in Najaf al Ashraf - the city of knowledge - and was laid to rest in the great and modern library he had established.

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