In the name of Allah the beneficent, the merciful

Peace be Upon Our Master Mohammad and His pure and infallible progeny

 

Brief Biography of His Eminence Ayatollah Haj

Sheikh Mohammad Hussein ALAnsari (H.A.)

 

In the time of the absence of Imam AlZaman (A.S.) the responsibility of leading and guiding the people to the correct and straight path has given out by Aama (A.S.) to the Olama or religious scholars, therefore, they have very important and vital responsibility and position in the Shiaa faith. There were many of them serving this rightful religion in all the periods after the absence of Sahib AlZaman (A.S.).

 

ALAnsari family was one of the families that has given many scholars in all fields of knowledge and served the Islam from the initial days of this great religion. This family is named after its ancestors who were the first helpers of the holy prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.W.S.); therefore, they were called ALAnsar and were mentioned few times in the holy Quran by this name. From this family was the famous companion of the Prophet and five of the Imams and the first Zair of Imam Hussein (A.S.) in the fortieth day after his martyrdom Jabber Bin Abdullah ALAnsari (R.A.). Also, AlSheikh AlA’adham ALAnsari who was one of the greatest scholars of the Shiites in all times and all of the knowledge of Fiqh (jurisprudence) and Usool (principles) are based on his works which were written two hundred years ago. The other one is Ayatollah Sheikh Ahmed ALAnsari known by (Sheikh Agha) who had many honourd works and deeds; he was Sheikh ALAnsari’s grandfather. The other mentionable scholar of this family was Sheikh’s father, Sheikh Abdul Ghaffar Alansari who was well known between the Olama for his Iman, goodness and knowledge. There were many others that were shinning every now and then.

 

Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Hussein ALAnsari was born in Iraq in 1952. He was brought up into a family known for its religious background and scholarship. He gained much knowledge from his father AlHujah AlSheikh Abdul Ghaffar ALAnsari in the period of his academic studies. After finishing high school he went to The University of Baghdad to complete his studies. After finishing a degree in Civil engineering he went to Annajaf AlAshraf in the middle of the seventies and started his studies in that well-known university of Islamic knowledge and law until he got the position of Ijtehad. He studied and taught there until the year 1991 when he migrated to the Holy city of Qum in Iran. His lecturers in Annajaf will be mentioned below. In Qum he continued teaching and attending the lectures of his cousin, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Ahmed Sebt AlSheikh ALAnsari (Q.S.) until the late Marjea passed away in about 1996 were he did not attend any other lectures and continued giving lectures in high levels of Fiqh (jurisprudence), Usool (principles), Aqaed (believes) Tafseer (commentaries on the holy Quran), etc, until he left Qum towards Australia in 1999. He is recently in Sydney, Australia serving the rightful and peaceful religion of Islam by his written works and lectures.

 

Some of his lecturers in Annajaf AlAshraf were their eminences:

 

Grand Ayatollah Seid Abul Qasim AlKhoei (Q.S)

Grand Ayatollah Shaheed Sheikh Ali AlGharawi (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Shaheed Seid Abdul Sahib AlHakeem (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Shaheed Seid Mohammad Baqir AlSadr (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Hussein AlNajafi (D.T.)

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Ishac AlFaiadh (D.T.)

 

He is highly appreciated by the Olama and has a special position among them. Some of his degrees and qualifications are mentioned below.

He has Ijtehad Degrees from their Eminences:

 

Grand Ayatollah Seid Mohammad Kadhem AlMarashi (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer AlNajafi (D.T.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Mohammad Mufti AlShiaa (D.T.)

 

Other Qualifications from their Eminences:

 

Grand Ayatollah Seid Abul Qasim AlKhoei (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Abdul A’ala AlSebzawari (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Ali AlBahishti (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Ali AlSistani (D.T.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Mohammad Reza AlGulpaigani (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Abass AlKashani (D.T.)

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Ahmed Sebt AlSheikh AlAnsari (Q.S.)

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mirza Jawad AlTabrizi (D.T.)

Grand Ayatollah Seid Ibrahim AlMosawi AlZenjani AlNajafi (D.T.)

 

Sheikh ALAnsari has many books and written works which all in Arabic language and hopefully will be translated into English, In Sha Allah.