Notable Figures

Shaykh

Abbas Al-Baghdadi

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Shaykh Abbas Haidar Ali Al-Hirali Al-Baghdadi was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He moved to Iran to pursue formal studies in Is

Sayyid

Abbas Almosafri

Dallas, Texas, USA

Sayyid Abbas Almosafri is an Imam, lecturer, and writer who moved from Iraq to Dallas, Texas in the 1990s. He has served

Shaykh

Abbass Ghaddar

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Shaykh Abbass Ghaddar studied at the Hawza in Lebanon and holds a Master's Degree in Social Psychology. He teaches at th

Sayyid

Abdul Jalil Al-Hussaini

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Abdul Jalil Al-Hussaini pursued his seminary education in the Hawzah in Syria, studying under prominent scholars

Shaykh

Abdul Jalil Nawee

Burtonsville, Maryland, USA

Shaykh Abdul Jalil Nawee, originally from Accra, Ghana, began his Islamic education at Al-Hidayah Islamic School, where

Shaykh

Abdul Menhem Charara

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Abdul Menhem Charara began his studies at the religious seminary in Qom in 1983, continuing for twenty years unde

Abdulaziz Sachedina

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Abdulaziz Sachedina (born 1942 in Mahenge, Tanzania) is a distinguished Twelver Shia scholar, bioethicist, and Professor

Shaykh

Abdulrahman Cherri

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Shaykh Abdulrahman Cherri holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts with a focus on economics. In 2015, he traveled to Q

Shaykh Dr.

Abrar Hussain

Sugar Land, Texas, USA

Shaykh Dr. Abrar Hussain is a scholar and international Quran recitor. He completed his formal Hawza education at the Ho

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Baghdad, Iraq

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (1 July 1954 – 3 January 2020), born Jamal Jaafar Mohammed Ali Al Ibrahim, was an Iraqi military c

Shaykh

Ahmad Modarres

Simi Valley, California, USA

Shaykh Ahmad Modarres studied at the Hawzas of Mashhad and Qom, dedicating over a decade to studying Islamic jurispruden

Sayyid

Ahmad Raza Al-Hussaini

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Ahmad Raza Al-Hussaini completed his Hawzah studies at the Islamic Seminary of Qom and holds a doctorate focusing

Sayyid

Ahmed Al-Qazwini

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Ahmed Qazwini is the assistant Imam at the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He teaches

Sayyid

Ali Imran

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Ali Imran is a scholar and educator who holds a BCom in Marketing from York University and an M.A. in Islamic Stu

Ali Safdar

Syed Ali Safdar Rizvi is a Shia Noha and Manqabat reciter who performs at majalis and jashan gatherings across North Ame

Ali Shanawar

Karachi, Pakistan

Ali Shanawar is a Pakistani Noha reciter and the elder son of the renowned reciter Nadeem Sarwar, continuing the family'

Sayyid

Ali Tofigh

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Sayyid Ali Tofigh is a hawza-trained scholar and attorney. He graduated high school at 14 and then pursued Islamic Semin

Allama

Allama Rasheed Turabi

Karachi, Pakistan

Allama Rasheed Turabi (9 July 1908 – 18 December 1973), born Raza Hussain, was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, religious le

Allama

Allama Talib Jauhari

Karachi, Pakistan

Talib Jauhari (27 August 1939 – 21 June 2020) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, Shia Zaakir (religious orator), poet, his

Shaykh

Amin Rastani

Dallas, Texas, USA

Shaykh Amin Rastani was born and raised in the US. In 1999, after receiving his high school diploma, he traveled to the

Ammar al-Hakim

Baghdad, Iraq

Ammar al-Hakim (born 26 April 1971 in Najaf, Iraq) is a prominent Iraqi Twelver Shia politician, cleric, and the founder

Sayed

Ammar Nakshawani

London, UK

Sayed Ammar Nakshawani (born 1981 in Iraq) is a British-Iraqi Twelver Shia scholar, author, and internationally acclaime

Shaykh

Anwar Abdulmalik

Cali, Colombia

Shaykh Anwar Abdulmalik was born and raised in New Jersey to a deeply rooted American Muslim family — a fourth-generatio

Shaykh Dr.

Anwar Al-Kadhimi

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Shaykh Dr. Al-Kadhimi pursued his seminary studies in Qom and completed advanced levels under prominent scholars, holdin

Allama

Aqeel Turabi

Karachi, Pakistan

Allama Aqeel Turabi (1934–2009) was a leading Pakistani Twelver Shia scholar and orator, and the second son of the legen

Shaykh

Asaad Alassadi

Boise, Idaho, USA

Shaykh Asaad Alassadi completed his university education and pursued religious studies at the seminary of Karbala. In th

Shaykh

Assad al-Baydani

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Shaykh Assad al-Baydani moved to Canada in 1999, where he served the Iraqi community in Calgary for ten years. He was as

Ayatollah

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Tehran, Iran

Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as

Shaykh

Azhar Sheraze

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Shaykh Azhar Sheraze earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin in 2008, worked in the Oil & Gas Industry fo

Ayatollah

Ebrahim Raisi

Tehran, Iran

Seyyed Ebrahim Raisolsadati (14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), universally known as Ebrahim Raisi, was an Iranian Twelver

Emraan Hashmi

Mumbai, India

Syed Emraan Anwar Hashmi (born 24 March 1979 in Mumbai) is an Indian Bollywood actor known for two decades of work acros

Shaykh Dr.

Faiyaz Jaffer

New York, New York, USA

Shaykh Dr. Faiyaz Jaffer is the Research Scholar and Associate Chaplain at the Islamic Center at NYU and an Adjunct Assi

Farhan Ali Waris

Karachi, Pakistan

Syed Farhan Ali Waris is a Pakistani Noha, Manqabat and Naat Khwan who began reciting in 1995 and released his debut stu

Shaykh

Fawzi Mohammad al-Battahi

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Shaykh Fawzi al-Battahi, born in Baghdad, Iraq, earned a BA in Economics before moving to Qom, Iran, where he joined the

Grand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani

Najaf, Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (born 4 August 1930 in Mashhad, Iran) is the most senior and influential Twelv

Grand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi

Najaf, Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Bashir Hussain al-Najafi (born 1942 in Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-born Grand Ayatollah and

Grand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi

Sargodha, Pakistan

Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi (born 1946 in Sargodha, Pakistan) is a Grand Marja and one of the most senior Tw

Hadi al-Amiri

Baghdad, Iraq

Hadi al-Amiri (born 1954 in Diyala Province, Iraq) is an influential Iraqi Twelver Shia politician and military figure,

Sayyid

Hadi Radhawi

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Sayyid Hadi al-Radhawi began his seminary studies at the hawzah of England in 2007. In 2009, he moved to Qom to continue

Haider al-Abadi

Baghdad, Iraq

Haider al-Abadi (born 25 April 1952 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi Twelver Shia politician and engineer who served as Pri

Sayyid Dr.

Hamed Hashemi

Tampa, Florida, USA

Sayyid Hamed Hossein Hashemi began his Hawza studies in Qom, specializing in Fiqh and Islamic law, earning the prestigio

Sayyid

Hasan Rizvi

Sanford, Florida, USA

Sayyid Hasan Rizvi is the resident scholar of the Husseini Islamic Center in Orlando, Florida, where he has served since

Shaykh

Hasnain Kassamali

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Hasnain Kassamali is the founder and religious director of the Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.). He has a B.A.

Sayyid

Hassan Al-Qazwini

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Hassan Qazwini is a prominent scholar, speaker, and community leader. He began his Hawzah education in Qom in 198

Sayyid Dr.

Hassan Hussaini

Washington, DC, USA

Sayyid Hassan Hussaini studied at the hawzas in Qom and Mashhad after completing high school, then continued his educati

Sayyed

Hassan Nasrallah

Beirut, Lebanon

Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (31 August 1960 – 27 September 2024) transformed a small Iranian-backed militant organization in

Hassan Rouhani

Tehran, Iran

Hassan Rouhani (born 12 November 1948 in Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric and politicia

Hajj

Hassanain Rajabali

Hajj Hassanain Rajabali is currently the Director of Camp Taha, the world's first Muslim owned camp located in Columbiav

Shaykh

Hayder Shirazi

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Shaykh Hayder Shirazi, originally from London, UK, pursued his studies at the Islamic Seminary in Qom, Iran. He currentl

Shaykh

Hazem al-Zirjawi

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA

Shaykh al-Zirjawi graduated from Baghdad Technical Institute in 1986 and joined the Islamic seminary in Qom, Iran, in 19

Hossein Taheri

Tehran, Iran

Hossein Taheri is a prominent Iranian Maddah (religious elegist and chanter) based in Tehran, widely regarded as one of

Sayyid

Hussain Hashemi

Manassas, Virginia, USA

Sayyid Hussain Hashemi is a distinguished scholar, educator, and author trained in the seminaries of Mashhad and Najaf.

Sayyid

Hussein Saberi

Queens, New York, USA

Sayyid Hussein Saberi was born into a religious family and began his education in Quran and Persian literature at an ear

Sheikh

Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzaky

Zaria; also resides in Abuja

Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky is a Nigerian Shi'a cleric and the founder and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),

Sayyid

Jafar al-Hasani

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Jafar al-Hasani is a scholar, Quran reciter, and memorizer with 25 years of experience teaching Islamic sciences

Shaykh

Jafar Muhibullah

Austin, Texas, USA

Shaykh Jafar Muhibullah began Hawza studies in 1991 in Medina, New York, before moving to Qom to pursue advanced Islamic

Shaykh

Jaffer Jaffer

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Jaffer Jaffer migrated with his family to the US in the late 1980s. He grew up in Southern California and obtaine

Shaykh

Javad Fakhkhar Toosi

Fullerton, California, USA

Shaykh Javad Fakhkhar Toosi completed his advanced seminary studies in Qom in 1990, studying under leading jurists. His

Sayyid

Jawad Sajjadi

Tracy, California, USA

Sayyid Jawad Sajjadi began his Hawzah studies in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran. After completing the intermediate level

Sayyid

Kamil Kazmi

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Kamil Kazmi completed his Hawza studies in Qom and additionally holds a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology.

Sayyid Dr.

Kazem Mesbah Moosavi

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Dr. Kazem Mesbah Moosavi was born in Mashhad, Iran, where he studied and researched at the Islamic Seminary of Qo

Sayyid

Kazim Alami

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Kazim Alami began his seminary studies in Islamabad before moving to Qom to further his Hawzah studies. He also h

Shaykh

Kenyatte Ayinte

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Shaykh Kenyatte (Sharif Ali) Ayinte is a Shia Islamic scholar and community leader based in Atlanta, Georgia. He serves

Shaykh

Mahdi M. Shahkolahi

Washington, DC, USA

Shaykh Mahdi is a graduate of the Islamic Seminary of Qom where he spent a decade studying traditional Islamic studies.

Shaykh

Mahdi Rastani

Dallas, Texas, USA

Shaykh Mahdi Rastani was born and raised in the US. After finishing high school, he joined the Islamic Seminary of Qom a

Shaykh

Masoud Adib

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Masoud Adib is a scholar of Islamic philosophy and theology. He studied at the Holy Seminary of Qom and has taugh

Sayyid Dr.

Masoud Noori

Queens, New York, USA

Sayyid Dr. Masoud Noori is a scholar of Islamic studies with extensive seminary and academic training. He studied at the

Masoud Pezeshkian

Tehran, Iran

Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954 in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran) is an Iranian reformist politician

Shaykh

Mateen Charbonneau

Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Shaykh Mateen Adam Charbonneau, a French-Canadian American, began his Hawza studies in 2013 at the Imam Ali Center in Vi

Shaykh

Mazin Alsahlani

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Shaykh Mazin Alsahlani began his Hawzah studies in Najaf. He earned a bachelor's degree in Theology from the Islamic Uni

Sayyid

Mehboob Mehdi Abidi al-Najafi

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sayyid Mehboob Mehdi Abidi al-Najafi was born in Nauganwa Sadat, India, and raised in Najaf, Iraq. He pursued Islamic st

Shaykh Dr.

Mehdi Hazari

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Shaykh Dr. Mehdi Hazari is a scholar and scientist with expertise in neuro- and cardiovascular physiology, focusing on a

Mehdi Taremi

Milan, Italy

Mehdi Taremi (born 18 July 1992 in Bushehr, Iran) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker and is re

Messam Abbas

New Jersey, USA

Syed Mesum Abbas Naqvi, known professionally as Mesum Abbas, is a Shia Muslim reciter born and raised in New Jersey, USA

Mir Hasan Mir

Mir Hasan Mir is a world-famous Shia Pakistani Noha, Naat and Manqabat reciter and poet, well known in both the Shia and

Shaykh

Mohamad Alwan Ansari

Evanston, Chicago, USA

Shaykh Mohamad Alwan Ansari is the resident Alim at the Ahlul Bait Center in Evanston, Chicago, where he delivers lectur

Shaykh

Mohamad Omrani

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Mohamad Omrani has completed 10 years of studies at the Hawzas of Lebanon and Damascus and holds a master's degre

Shaykh

Mohammad Akhawan T. Zakeri

Springfield, Virginia, USA

Shaykh Mohammad T. Zakeri migrated from Karbala to Iran with his parents in 1971 and settled in Qom, where he enrolled i

Shaykh

Mohammad al-Ali al-Halabi

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Shaykh Mohammad al-Ali al-Halabi joined the Islamic seminary in Qom, Iran, in 1987 and continued studying until 1999 und

Sayyid

Mohammad Al-Saabari

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Mohammad Al-Saabari began his Hawzah studies in Qom before moving to the Sayyida Zainab area in Syria in 1996, wh

Shaykh

Mohammad Ali Elahi

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA

Shaykh Mohammad Ali Elahi began his Hawzah studies from a young age. In 1990, he was invited to the World Religions Conf

Sayyid

Mohammad Baqir Kashmiri

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Kashmiri, grandson of Ayatullah Sayyid Murtadha al-Ridhawi al-Kashmiri, hails from a distinguished

Shaykh

Mohammad Halimi

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Shaykh Mohammad Halimi studied at the Hawzah of Najaf before completing his advanced studies at Hawzah Al-Zainabiyah in

Sayyid

Mohammad Qazwini

Canton, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Mohammad Murtada Qazwini pursued his religious education at the Hawza in Qom. After completing his studies, he be

Sayyid

Mohammad Reza Ghazvini

Nepean, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Mohammad Reza Ghazvini began his Hawzah studies at Hawzah Al-Zaynabia in Damascus, Syria, focusing on advanced re

Sayyid

Mohammad Saleh Qazwini

Canton, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Saleh Qazwini is the founding Imam of the Muslim Educational Community Center of America (MECCA). He graduated fr

Shaykh

Mohammed Al-Saadi

Dallas, Texas, USA

Shaykh Mohammed Al-Saadi was born and raised in the United States and is a graduate of the Islamic seminary (Hawzah) in

Shaykh

Mohammed Jafar Banglori

Miami, Florida, USA

Shaykh Mohammed Jafar Banglori is a Shia Islamic scholar based in Miami, Florida, where he serves the local Muslim commu

Sayyid

Muhammad Aqeel Shah

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Sayyid Muhammad Aqeel Shah is an experienced educator in Islamic Studies, History, and Political Science. In addition to

Hujjat al-Islam

Muhammad Qaseem Umar

Sokoto, Nigeria

Muhammad Qaseem Umar, widely known as Qasim Umar Sokoto, was a Nigerian Shi'a teacher and prayer leader affiliated with

Shaykh

Muhammad Sarwar

Long Island, New York, USA

Shaykh Muhammad Sarwar is a Pakistani-born American Islamic scholar specializing in Islamic theology and philosophy. He

Haj

Muhsen Al-Dhalimy

Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Haj Muhsen Al-Dhalimy is the founder and Imam of the Islamic Center of Portland since 1990. He leads Friday prayers, del

Shaykh

Mujtaba Khaligh

Orlando, Florida, USA

Shaykh Mujtaba Khaligh is a Shia Islamic scholar based in Orlando, Florida, where he serves the local Muslim community a

Al-Hajj, Mulla

Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer

Nairobi, Kenya

Al-Hajj Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer (April 14, 1937 – March 21, 2000), universally known as Mulla Asghar or Mulla Saheb

Sayyid

Muntadher Aljabery

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Sayyid Muntadher Aljabery currently serves the Shia Muslim community of Minneapolis, Minnesota as a resident Imam and co

Sayyed

Muqtada al-Sadr

Kufa, Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr (born 4 August 1974 in Najaf, Iraq) is one of Iraq's most powerful, unpredictable, and enduringly influe

Shaykh Dr.

Murtadha Al-Maliki

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Shaykh Dr. Murtadha Al-Maliki is a scholar and engineer who began his Islamic studies at the Hawzah of Najaf in 2004 and

Shaykh

Muslim Chawla

Springfield, Virginia, USA

Shaykh Muslim Chawla is a scholar specializing in Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religions, with over a d

Sayyid

Nabi Mir Abidi

San Jose, California, USA

Sayyid Nabi Raza Abidi moved to Iran at the age of 14 to pursue Islamic studies in the Hawzah of Qom. Concurrently, he e

Sayyid

Nabil Abbas

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sayyid Nabil Hussein Abbas Al-Mousawi Al-Amili is a distinguished religious scholar, educator, and community leader who

Safeer-e-Aza

Nadeem Sarwar

Karachi, Pakistan

Syed Nadeem Raza Sarwar Rizvi, known as the "Safeer-e-Aza" (Ambassador of Mourning), is a globally renowned Pakistani No

Sheikh

Naim Qassem

Lebanon

Sheikh Naim Qassem (born 1953 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese Twelver Shia cleric and politician who became the fifth Secretar

Naseer Turabi

Hyderabad, Deccan, India

Naseer Turabi (15 June 1945 – 10 January 2021) was one of Pakistan's most celebrated Urdu language poets, and the son of

Shaykh

Navid Charooseh

Potomac, Maryland, USA

Shaykh Navid Charooseh, born and raised in the DC area, is a scholar with over 10 years of study in the Hawzah of Qom, s

Navid Mohammadzadeh

Tehran, Iran

Navid Mohammadzadeh (born 6 September 1982 in Tehran, Iran) is one of Iran's most celebrated and critically acclaimed ac

Shaykh

Nemat Ali Sidhu

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA

Shaykh Nemat Ali Sidhu completed his high school education in Pakistan before pursuing religious studies at Madrasa Jami

Shaykh

Odeh Muhawesh

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Shaykh Odeh Muhawesh earned his doctorate at Qom Seminary-Global Institute for Islamic Studies in Iran, focusing on comp

General

Qasem Soleimani

Tehran, Iran

Major General Qasem Soleimani (11 March 1957 – 3 January 2020) was one of the most consequential military figures of the

Rafael Fiziev

Phuket, Thailand

Rafael Fiziev (born 5 March 1993 in Korday, Kazakhstan) is an Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist competing in

Shaykh

Rahim Al-Saedy

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Shaykh Rahim Al-Saedy completed his Hawzah studies at the Seminary of Najaf. Upon coming to the United States, he played

Sayyid

Rashed Saberi

San Diego, California, USA

Sayyid Rashed Saberi began his Islamic studies in the seminaries of Mashhad and Qom. In addition to his religious educat

Shaykh Dr.

Rasoul Naghavi Nia

Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

Shaykh Dr. Rasoul Naghavi Nia earned his Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Georgetown University and holds a Four

Sayyid

Raza Hussain Rizvi

Springfield, Virginia, USA

Sayyid Raza Hussain Rizvi began his higher education with a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Mathematics. In 1997, he en

Sayyid Dr.

Riadh Ahmad al-Mo'min

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sayyid Riadh Ahmad completed his seminary studies in the Hawzas of Iraq and Qom and earned a PhD in Islamic Studies from

Shaykh

Rizwan Arastu

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Shaykh Rizwan Arastu is a graduate of the Islamic Seminary of Qom and Princeton University. He is the founding director

Sayyid

Rizwan Arslan Rizvi

Damascus, Syria

Sayyid Rizwan A. Rizvi, born in Hyderabad, Pakistan, and raised in the U.S., comes from a family of scholars. His family

Sayyid

Rohullah Jaiyedi

South Gate, California, USA

Sayyid Rohullah Jaiyedi is a Shia Islamic scholar based in South Gate, California, where he serves the local Muslim comm

Shaykh

Sabah Al-Ebady

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Shaykh Sabah Al-Ebady began his Hawzah studies in Rafhaa, where he studied under prominent scholars — many of whom were

Shaykh

Saed Ali Kulayni

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Shaykh Saed Ali Kulayni, a native of New York City, completed his Hawza studies in the holy city of Karbala. He has serv

Sayyid

Sahib Mehdi al-Hasani

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Sayyid Sahib Mehdi al-Hasani is a prominent Islamic scholar who began his seminary studies in Iran in 1986, learning und

Shaykh

Saleem Bhimji

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Shaykh Saleem Bhimji grew up in Edmonton and studied at a technical college before pursuing Islamic studies in Medina, N

Shaykh

Salman al-Abedy

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Salman al-Abedy began his hawzah studies in Qom, studying under prominent scholars. He has been delivering sermon

Sayyid

Sameer Ali

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Sayyid Sameer spent six years studying the traditional Islamic sciences in the Hawzah, with a focus on Islamic philosoph

Sardar Azmoun

Leverkusen, Germany

Sardar Azmoun (born 1 January 1995 in Gonbad-e Kavus, Golestan Province, Iran) is an Iranian professional footballer and

Sayyid

Sarkar Abidi

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Sayyid Sarkar Abidi pursued his Islamic studies at the seminary in Qom. He has served Shi'i communities around the world

Sayyid

Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi

Vancouver, Canada

Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi was born in 1957 in a family of ulama in Bihar, India, from the Siwan District (previously known a

Allamah, Sayyid

Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi (January 5, 1927 – June 20, 2002) was an Indian-born Twelver Shia scholar who established the

Sean Ali Stone

New York City, USA

Sean Ali Stone (born 9 November 1984 in New York City) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and media personality. H

Seyed Mohammad Marandi

Tehran, Iran

Seyed Mohammad Marandi (born 14 May 1966) is an Iranian-American academic, intellectual and political analyst. He is clo

Shaykh

Shafiq Hudda

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Shafiq Hudda is a well-learned scholar known for his humbleness and humor during his lectures. He has studied sev

Shahid Baltistani

New Milford, New Jersey, USA

Shahid Hussain Baltistani is a globally renowned Shia reciter, composer, concept writer and poet originally from the Bal

Allama, Hujjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimeen

Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi

Karachi, Pakistan

Allama Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi (b. January 1, 1975, Karachi) is a Pakistani Shia scholar and one of the most promi

Sayyid Dr.

Sulayman Ali Hassan Abidi

Springfield, Virginia, USA

Sayyid Sulayman Ali Hassan, a scholar born and raised in Western New York, studied Arabic and fiqh in Medina, NY, and ea

Maulana

Syed Abutalib Tabatabai

Maulana Syed Abutalib Tabatabai is a Karachi-based Twelver Shia scholar and orator known for both his regular religious

Allama, Maulana

Syed Ali Raza Rizvi

London, UK

Allama Syed Ali Raza Rizvi (b. May 4, 1976, Lahore) is a Pakistani-British Twelver Shia scholar and orator based in Lond

Dr.

Syed Manzoor Naqi Rizvi

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Syed Manzoor Naqi Rizvi has practiced as a cardiologist and internist in New Jersey since 1980, and is one of the fo

Maulana Syed

Tilmiz Hasnain Rizvi

Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA

Maulana Syed Tilmiz Hasnain Rizvi (1 January 1941 – 26 September 2021) was a distinguished Pakistani-American Twelver Sh

Shaykh

Trenton Carl

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Shaykh Trenton Carl is a graduate of the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary, where he studied the core traditional Islamic cur

Shaykh Dr.

Usama al-Atar

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Shaykh Dr. Usama Al-Atar holds a Masters degree in Education, a Ph.D. in Chemistry, and completed a second Ph.D. in Arab

Shaykh

Vinay Khetia

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shaykh Dr. Vinay Khetia is the academic director of the Shia Research Institute at the Toronto School of Theology at the

Sayyid

Yasir Naqvi

Houston, Texas, USA

Sayyid Yasir Naqvi completed his foundational hawzah studies at the Islamic Seminary in Qom and pursued advanced studies

Sayyid

Zaki Baqri

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sayyid Zaki Baqri has served the Muslim community in Canada for 45 years, providing spiritual guidance and addressing co

Sayyid

Zayeem Raza Abedi

Orlando, Florida, USA

Sayyid Zayeem Raza Abedi pursued advanced Islamic studies at the Hawza in Qom, completing nine years of intensive educat