Ali al-Kourani ( ar, علي الكوراني) is a Lebanese

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...

scholar cleric. He was born in 1944 in

Yater Yater (Arabic: ياطر) is a Lebanese municipality located in Bint Jbeil District. It is 112 kilometers away from Beirut. E. H. Palmer wrote that the name Yater came from a personal name. History The village once marked the northernmost extent ...

(

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

) In

Jabal Amel Jabal Amil ( ar, جبل عامل, Jabal ʿĀmil), also spelled Jabal Amel and historically known as Jabal Amila, is a cultural and geographic region in Southern Lebanon largely associated with its long-established, predominantly Twelver Shia Musl ...

, migrating to

Najaf Najaf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), also known as Baniqia ( ar, بَانِيقِيَا), is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated popula ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

to study in a ''

hawza A hawza ( ar, حوزة) or ḥawzah ʿilmīyah ( ar, حوزة علمیة) is a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated. The word ''ḥawzah'' is found in Arabic as well as the Persian language. In Arabic, the word means "to hold s ...

'' in 1958. In 1967,

Grand Ayatollah Marji ( ar, مرجع, transliteration: ''marjiʿ''; plural: ''marājiʿ''), literally meaning "source to follow" or "religious reference", is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority giv ...

Muhsin al-Hakim Muhsin al-Tabatabaei al-Hakim ( ar, محسن الطباطبائي الحكيم; 31 May 1889 – 2 June 1970) was an Iraqi Shia religious authority. He became the leading marja' of Najaf in 1946 after the death of Abu al-Hasan al-Isfahani, and ...

sent him to

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

to educate

people. He returned to

in 1974, and established a mosque and a hospital. He lived in

until 1980. After the Islamic Revolution in Iran, he moved to Qom,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. He established center of

Fiqh ''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh. The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...

i Lexicon ( ar, معجم فقهى) and Mustafa Center for Religious Studies ( ar, مرکز المصطفى للدراسات الدینیه) in Qom.موقع سماحة الشيخ علي الكوراني العاملي – السيرة الذاتية
al-Ameli.net – Biography

His teachers

. *

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ar, أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي; fa, ; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian- Iraqi Shia marja'. Al-Khoei is considered one of the most influential t ...

. *

Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ( ar, آية الله العظمى السيد محمد باقر الصدر; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahīd al-Khāmis (the fifth martyr), was an Iraqi philosopher, and the ideological founde ...

. * Grand ''Ayatollah'' Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim.

Researches

Most of his research in

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...

s is focused on

Imam Mahdi The Mahdi ( ar, ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, al-Mahdī, lit=the Guided) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad wh ...

, his appearance and the circumstances of the world before his coming. Over the recent years, he has been frequently interviewed in Shia communities for providing political analysis of

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

developments in the light of

End Time The end time (also called end times, end of time, end of days, last days, final days, doomsday, or eschaton) refers to: * Eschatology in various religions—beliefs concerning the final events of history or the destiny of humanity End Time, En ...

Hadiths. He believes that according to prophecies the recent events in Mid-East are prelude to appearance of Imam Mahdi. For example, he holds that creation of a group which closely resembles

ISIS Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kin ...

has been prophesied in Shia narrations, particularly in a hadith from Ali ibn Abi Talib. As for the utopian government of Mahdi, he stresses it will incomparable to existing governments of the world.

Books

He has written many books, many of them listed below: * Epoch of Appearance ( ar, عصرالظهور) is the most famous book of Ali Al-Kourani. This book is written in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

. This book is about the events that occur before the appearance of

beliefs. In this book he describes the fate of nations and ethnicities, such as

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

Romans Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

and

Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

at in the

End time The end time (also called end times, end of time, end of days, last days, final days, doomsday, or eschaton) refers to: * Eschatology in various religions—beliefs concerning the final events of history or the destiny of humanity End Time, En ...

according to the Shia and Sunni narrations. Also in a part of the book he mentions a Sunni viewpoint about

. * Smoothing of Appearance of Mahdi ( ar, الممهدون للمهدی) *

Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupat ...

in Islamic Narrations ( ar, شمعون الصفا وصي المسيح(ع) وجد الإمام المهدي(ع)لأمه) * Imam Hasan al-Askari Father of Imam Mahdi ( ar, الإمام الحسن العسكري(ع) والد الإمام المهدي الموعود) * Questions About Mahdaviat ( ar, أسئلةٌ مهدوية) * To Know and Love Allah Almighty ( ar, في معرفة الله تعالى وحبه عز وجل) * Answer to the Suspicion of Sheikh and Sayed in the Vision of Imam al-Mahdi ( ar, جواب على شبهة شيخ وسيد في رؤية الإمام المهدي) * Description of Al-Yasin Prayer ( ar, شرح زيارة آل ياسين) * Life of Imam

Ali al-Hadi ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Hādī ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلْهَادِي; 828 – 868 CE) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tenth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Muhammad al-Jawad. He ...

is Full of Jihad and Miracles ( ar, الإمام علي الهادي (ع) عمر حافل بالجهاد والمعجزات) * Vocabulary Words of the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...

Raghib Isfahani with Notes ( ar, مفردات ألفاظ القرآن للراغب الاصفهاني مع ملاحظات) * Imam

Muhammad al-Jawad Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad ( ar, محمد بن علي الجواد, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Jawād, – 29 November 835) was a descendant of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, su ...

Dajjal Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (), otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology similar to the Antichrist in Christianity, who will pretend to be the promised Messiah, appearing before the Day of Judgment accordin ...

Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...

* Three Births ( ar, الولادات الثلاث) * Egypt and Ahl Al-Bayt * New Reading About

Islamic Conquests The early Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests ( ar, الْفُتُوحَاتُ الإسْلَامِيَّة, ), also referred to as the Arab conquests, were initiated in the 7th century by Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet. He estab ...

( ar, قراءاة جديد للفتوحات الاسلامية)(Two volumes) * Reading the New Wars of Apostasy ( ar, قراءة جديدة لحروب الردة) * Islamic Beliefs ( ar, العقائد الإسلامية) (Five volumes) * The Victory ( ar, الانتصار) (Nine volumes) * Jewel of History ( ar, جواهر التاريخ) * The Thousand Questions and Forms on the Violators of the Ahl Al-Bayt ( ar, ألف سؤال واشكال على المخالفين لأهل البيت الطاهرين)(Three volumes) * The Knowledge of Allah ( ar, معرفه الله) * Codification of the Quran ( ar, تدوين القرآن) * The Lexicon Substantive

Ahadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

of Imam Mahdi ( ar, المعجم الموضوعي لأحاديث الإمام المهدي عليه السلام) * How Shias Responded to the

Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...

Invasion ( ar, كيف ردَّ الشيعة غزو المغول) * Quran of

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

* Interpretation of the Three Verses of Ghadir ( ar, تفسير آيات الغدير الثلاث) * The Quraysh Conflict with the Prophet ( ar, صراع قريش مع النبي ) * In Search of Light ( ar, بحـثـاً عـن النــور) * Tidings of the Prophet To

Twelve Imams The Twelve Imams ( ar, ٱلْأَئِمَّة ٱلْٱثْنَا عَشَر, '; fa, دوازده امام, ') are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Islam, including that of the Al ...

( ar, بشارة النبي (ص) بالأئمة الإثني عشر) * The Book of Truth is Set Forth in the Knowledge of the

Infallible Infallibility refers to an inability to be wrong. It can be applied within a specific domain, or it can be used as a more general adjective. The term has significance in both epistemology and theology, and its meaning and significance in both fi ...

( ar, کتاب الحق المبين في معرفة المعصومين) * Response to Extremist Fatwas ( ar, الرد على الفتاوى المتطرفة) * Verses of Qadir * From Prayers of Prophet ( ar, من أدعية الحبيب المصطفى) * Human Rights at the Ahl Al-Bayt ( ar, حقوق الإنسان عند أهل البيت) * Point of View About

Marja' Marji ( ar, مرجع, transliteration: ''marjiʿ''; plural: ''marājiʿ''), literally meaning "source to follow" or "religious reference", is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority giv ...

( ar, نظرات الى المرجعية) * A Book About Ahmad Al-Katib ( ar, الموظف الدولي) * Rosary of Karbala ( ar, سبحة كربلاء ) * What is Narrated in Oversight of the Prophet and His Sleep ( ar, ما رُوِيَ في سهو النبي صلى الله عليه وآله ونومه) * Fruits of Ideas ( ar, ثمار الأفكار) *

Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn Ali al-Akbar ibn al-Husayn ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱلْأَكْبَر بن ٱلْحُسَيْن, '), commonly known as simply Ali al-Akbar, was the son of Al-Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam, and Umm Layla. He was martyred at the age of 18 on the ...

Was Similar to His Grandfather

Mustafa Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mou ...

* Islamic Unity from the Viewpoint of the Ahl Al-Bayt ( ar, الوحـدة الإسلاميـة من وجهـة نظـر أهل البيت) * Write Down on My Winding Sheet ( ar, أكتبوا على كفني) *

Sirah Rasul Allah Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya (), commonly shortened to Sīrah and translated as prophetic biography, are the traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Quran and Hadiths, most historical information about his life and th ...

Among Ahl Al-Bayt (Three volumes) * Epoch of Shia * Imam Musa al-Kadhim the Lord of

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...

* To the Seeker of Knowledge (His Biography) ( ar, إلى طالب العلم) * Arab Tribal Series in Iraq ( ar, سلسلة القبائل العربية في العراق) (Ten volumes) * Pearls of Grammar ( ar, دُرَرُ النَّحْو)

References

External links

His official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kourani, Ali 1944 births Lebanese Shia Muslims Living people Critics of Sunni Islam Islamic Dawa Party

His teachers

Researches

Books

See also

References

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