AyatollahSheikhMuhammad-Baqir al-Irawani (Arabic:محمد باقر الإيرواني; 1949) is anIraqiShiascholar, religious authority, and poet.^[1][2]

Al-Irawani is considered as one of the strong nominees for the grand religious authority in Najaf aftergrand Ayatollah,SayyidAli al-Sistani.^[3]

Al-Irawani was born inNajaf in 1949 to Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi al-Irawani, a descendant of grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad al-Irawani, known as al-Fadhil al-Irawani, who was a student of SheikhMuhammad-Hasan al-Najafi, and SheikhMurtadha al-Ansari.^[1]

He grew up in Najaf, and completed his primary, and secondary academic studies in the Publication Forum schools that was supervised by a number of scholars, including Sheikh Muhammad-Ridha al-Mothafar.^[2]

He then joined the religious seminary in Najaf, and after completing his preliminary studies, went on to studybahth kharij (advanced seminars) under the two grand Ayatollahs, SayyidAbu al-Qasim al-Khoei, and SayyidMuhammad-Baqir al-Sadr. He attended the principles of Islamic jurisprudence of SayyidAli al-Sistani, and SayyidMuhammad-Sa'eed al-Hakim.^[1]

Al-Irawani taught in the Najaf seminary,sutooh 'ulya (advanced intermediate studies) until he emigrated from Iraq.^[2]

Towards the end of theIran-Iraq war, al-Irawani migrated toQom and continued to teach thesutooh 'ulya. Five years later, he taught principles and jurisprudence in advanced levels, and completed a ten-year course.^[2]

He returned to Iraq after theUS invasion of Iraq, and resided in his hometown, teaching in theImam Ali shrine, as well as other religious seminaries in Najaf.

Al-Irawani authored a number of books that were transcripts from different classes he attended and taught. These included:

• al-Isloob al-Thani lil Halqa al-Thalitha. Four volumes of explanatory work of Sayyid Muhammad-Baqir Sadrs principles of jurisprudence lessons.
• Durus Tamheediya fi al-Fiqh al-Istidlali. Three volumes of a course on ratiocination in a new method. Considered an alternative to al-Shahid al-Thani'sal-Rawḍa al-bahīyya.
• Durus Tamheediya fi al-Qawa'id al-Rijaliya. A series of lectures on the science of narrators.

He also worked on an alternative book to Sheikh al-Ansari'sMakasib, and has completed the book of purity, and prayer, and they are taught in the religious seminary's of Qom.

Al-Irawani also writes poetry, and some of his poetry includes:

• Karbala Huffat Li Karbin wa Balaa'. A poem commemorating the death anniversary ofImam Husayn.^[4]

• Hellel al-Shi'ru fi al-Madeehi wa Kabbar. A poem commemorating the birth anniversary ofFatima Masumah.^[5]

• Madarisuna Bakat Limudarisiha. A chronogrammatic poem mourning the passing of SayyidMuhammad-Kadhim al-Modarresi^[6]

The verse in brackets has a numerical value of 1414 (thehijri year for 1994).

• Hawza Najaf

• Library of al-Irawani's books byal-Feker E-book Network

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• 1949 births
• Iraqi religious leaders
• People from Najaf
• Shia scholars of Islam
• 20th-century Iraqi poets
• Iraqi people of Iranian descent
• 21st-century Iraqi poets

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