Al-Qazwini family
| House of Qazwini آل القزويني Qazwinis | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1783 in Karbala |
| Founder | Muhammad-Baqir al-Qazwini Muhammad-Ali al-Qazwini |
| Current head | Murtadha al-Qazwini |
The family of al-Qazwini (Arabic: آل القزويني, romanized: ʾĀl al-Qazwīnī), also transliterated in a number of other ways, including al-Qazweeni or al-Qazvini are an Iraqi religious Shia family that settled in Karbala from Qazvin, in the late 18th century.
The family rose to great prominence in Iraq . Members of the family are notable for being the Ayatollahs of Karbala. Some of its members are founders of a number of Islamic centres in the United States. Additionally the family claim agnatic descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, carrying the honorific title of Sayyid, and the children of the females of this family whose fathers are non Sayyids carry the title Mirza.