Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi belongs to a respectable family known for its knowledge and piety. He is of the descendants of the Infallible Imams, peace be upon them. His family traced its lineage 30 generations to Hassan ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny. ...

     Sheikh Mortaza Taleqani was born in 1858 in the city of Taleqan. He learned Qur'an and Persian literature in the katateeb of the city then migrated to Tehran and from there to Isfahan so he could attend classes by its great scholars such as Ayatollah Abul Ma'ali Karbalai, Hakeem Qashqayi Akhund...

      Ayatollah Naeeni was one of the most famous religious authorities of his time, one of the greatest critics and verifiers in the sciences of fiqh and Usul, so much so that he was known as the reviver and innovator in the science of Usul. The Allamah was born in a family known for its knowledge ...

     He was born in the yerar 1873 in the city of Shiraz. He was honored by making the pilgrimage to the holy sites in Iraq in the company of his parents in 1883 and resided in the holy city of Karbala where he started learning Arabic. His parents returned to Shiraz two years later, but he remained ...

Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Hussain Isfahani, who is famous as "Kompani", was one of the prominent mutjahids and great authorities of his time. He was a man of fiqh, who was unique according to many in all times. The Sayyid was born in the city of Kadhimiya on the second of Muharram of 1296 A.H. coincid...

During his studies, and shortly before reaching adolescence, he paid attention to self-cultivation and moral perfection. He therefore, kept looking for a teacher of manners to embrace and cultivate him since residing in Karbala. He heard about Sayyid Ali Qazi Tabatabai, may God bless his soul, being...

    Ayatollah Sayyid Abul Hassan Isfahani was born in Madisah village, one of the villages of Lanjan, district of the city of Isfahan in the year 1868. He completed his primary studies in the Nimarud School in Isfahan where he was taught by Mirza Abul Ma'ali Kalbasi, benefiting greatly from him. He...

The late Allamah Muhammad Taqi Jafari says, "When we were being taught the book Makasib by the late Sheikh Kadhim Shirazi, Ayatollah Bahjat used to attend his class, too. I very well remember that the late Sheikh Kadhim Shirazi used to listen and often verify when faced by a confusing question by A...

    He migrated to the city of Najaf and attended the classes of Grand Ayatollah Akhund Khorasani. ...

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