Ali al-Milani
Ali al-Husayni al-Milani | |
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السيد علي الحسيني الميلاني | |
Title | Ayatollah |
Personal | |
Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Religion | Islam |
Parent | Nur al-Din al-Milani (father) |
Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
Relatives | Mohammad Hadi al-Milani (grandfather) Fadhil al-Milani (first cousin) |
Website | Official Website |
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Milani (Arabic: علي الحسيني الميلاني; Persian: على حسينى ميلانى; b. July 1948) is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia scholar.
He is the founder of the Center for Islamic Facts in Qom. He is also the author of many books on the Islamic theology.[1]
Family
[edit]Al-Milani was born to a prominent religious family, that emigrated from Medina, and settled in Milan, Iran in the 14th century. Al-Milani's great ancestor was Ali al-Asghar, the son of the fourth Shia Imam, Ali Zayn al-Abideen.[2]
Lineage
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Al-Milani was born in Najaf in 1948. His father was Sayyid Nur al-Din al-Milani, an alem who used to occasionally lead the prayers at the Imam Husayn shrine. His grandfather was Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Milani, a leading Shia scholar in Iraq and Iran.[3]
Al-Milani studied in the Islamic seminary of Karbala, and Najaf. He studied under scholars like Sayyid Zain Al-Abidin al-Kashani, Sayyid Hassan al-Tabatabaei al-Qomi, Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Ardebili, Sheikh Ali Muhammad al-Boroujerdi, Sayyid Nur al-Din Al-Milani, and Sayyid Abu Al-Qasim al-Khoei.[3]
Travel to Iran
[edit]He went to Iran on the orders of his grandfather, and he attended his research in Mashhad. He remained with his grandfather until he died in 1975. al-Milani then relocated to the city of Qom. He studied in Islamic jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic jurisprudence under scholars like Sayyid Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani, Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani, Sheikh Kazem Tabrizi, Sheikh Murtadha al-Ha'eri, and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Rohani.[3]
Works
[edit]- The Promised Savior: An Inquiry Into The Imamate of Imam Mahdi (as) From The Viewpoint of Muslim Thinkers
- A Critical Assessment of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
- A Critical Assessment of Umm Kulthum's Marriage to Umar
- A Distortion in Thaqalain Tradition
- Fabricated Traditions
- Ghadir as Narrated by Ahlul Bayt (a.s.)
- The Truth about the 'Companions'
- Prohibition of Two Lawful Pleasures: A Critical Assessment of Prohibition of Mut'a of Hajj and Mut'a Marriage
References
[edit]- ^ "مركز الحقائق الإسلامية". www.al-milani.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "شجرة نسب عائلة الحسيني الميلاني". qadatona.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ a b c "آية الله السيد علي الحسيني الميلاني (دام ظله)". www.al-milani.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.