Ali al-Milani

Iraqi-Iranian Shia scholar (born 1948)
Ayatollah Sayyid
Ali al-Husayni al-Milani
السيد علي الحسيني الميلاني
TitleAyatollah
Personal
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq
ReligionIslam
ParentNur al-Din al-Milani (father)
DenominationTwelver Shīʿā
RelativesMohammad Hadi al-Milani (grandfather)
Fadhil al-Milani (first cousin)
WebsiteOfficial 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

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

Early life and education

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "مركز الحقائق الإسلامية". www.al-milani.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. ^ "شجرة نسب عائلة الحسيني الميلاني". qadatona.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. ^ a b c "آية الله السيد علي الحسيني الميلاني (دام ظله)". www.al-milani.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

External links

  • https://www.al-islam.org/person/sayyid-ali-al-husayni-al-milani
  • Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Milani books in Arabic