Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr
Sayyid Mohammed Sadeq Mohammed Mahdi al-Sadr | |
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محمد صادق محمد مهدي الصدر | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad Sadeq bin Muhammad Mahdi al-Sadr 12 July 1906 al-Kāẓimīyah, Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
| Died | 7 December 1986 (aged 80) Najaf al-Ashraf, Iraq |
| Cause of death | natural causes |
| Resting place | al-ʿAtabah al-ʿAlawīyah cemetery, Najaf |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Spouse | daughter of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Rida al-Yassīn |
| Children | Mohammed al-sadr |
| Parent | Mohammed Mahdi al-Sadr (father) |
| Education | Ijtihād degree |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿa |
| School | Usuli |
| Lineage | descendant of Imām Mūsā al-Kāẓim |
| Profession | Faqīh |
Mohammed Sadeq Mohammed Mahdi al-Sadr (12 July 1906 – 7 December 1986) was an Iraqi Twelver Shīʿī jurist and Marjaʿ based in Najaf al-Ashraf. He was the father of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed al-Sadr. Renowned for his moderate fatwas, advocacy for the poor and laborers, and support of popular uprisings, he played a major role in rebuilding the Najaf seminary and educating a generation of scholars and preachers.