Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi
Sayed Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi | |
|---|---|
Syed Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi in his office at Najaf, 1960's | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | July 21, 1897 |
| Died | August 29, 1990 (aged 93) |
| Resting place | In his Library in Qom ,Iran |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Mu'jam rijal al-hadith |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shi'a |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari (Usuli) |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Najaf, Iraq |
| Period in office | 1960–1990 |
Shahab ad-Din Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi (July 21, 1897 – August 29, 1990) (Arabic: اية الله العظمى السيد شهابالدين الحسينى المرعشى نجفى) was an Iraqi Shia Grand Ayatollah and Marja'.