Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi
Muhammad-Kadhim al-Modarresi | |
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السيد محمد كاظم الحسيني المدرسي | |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | April 5, 1994 (aged 82–83) |
| Resting place | Fatima Masumeh Shrine |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Parent | Muhammad-Jawad al-Modarresi |
| Relatives | Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (father-in-law) Muhammad al-Shirazi (brother-in-law) Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari (brother-in-law) Mohammed Kadhim al-Qazwini (brother-in-law), Mohammed Taqi Morvarid (cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Kadhim al-Husayni al-Modarresi (Persian: محمد كاظم حسينى مدرسى; Arabic: محمد كاظم الحسيني المدرسي; 1911–April 5, 1994) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia scholar and mystic. He was a prominent teacher at the seminaries of Mashhad and Karbala, teaching Islamic philosophy. He held the Quranic exegesis chair of the Karbala seminary and taught aqaed in the al-Hindiya and al-Badkubeh schools.
Al-Modarresi was constantly in pursuit of spiritual self-discipline by means of self-reflection and other ascetic, religious and ethical practices.