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This is a partial list of Hujjat al-Islam, Hujjatul Islams, a title given to mid ranked Twelver Usuli Shi'a Muslim clerics.
The next higher clerical rank is Ayatollah, followed by Grand Ayatollah. This list contains only the names of those who have attained the rank Hojjatol Eslam/ Hojjatol Eslam wa Muslimeen. To see the list of Ayatollahs or Grand Ayatollahs, see the following articles: List of Ayatollahs; List of current Maraji; List of deceased Maraji.
''Hierarchy of titles for Shia Muslim clerics:''
* ''Grand Ayatollah (Marja')''
* ''Ayatollah''
* ''Hujjatol Islam''
Common Era, CE !Year of Death
Common Era, CE !Place of Birth !Place of Death !Notes , - , 1 , , Ahmad Hindi, Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi
, , , Kintoor, Mughal Empire, India , Khomeyn, Qajar Iran, Iran , Paternal Grandfather of Ruhollah Khomeini , - , 2 , , Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh
, , , Shusha, Russian Empire , Tbilisi, Russian Empire , Fourth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , - , 3 ,
, Mirza Reza Kermani
, , , Kerman, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tehran, Qajar Iran, Iran , Assassinated Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar Was executed by hanging. , - , 4 ,
, Abdussalam Akhundzadeh, Akhundzadeh Abd al-Salam
, , , Salyan, Azerbaijan, Salyan, Russian Empire , Tbilisi, Russian Empire , Fifth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , - , 5 ,
, Sayyid Jamal al-Din Va'iz, Seyed Jamalodin Vaeiz Esfahani
, , , Hamadan, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tehran, Qajar Iran, Iran , Killed by a hitman ordered by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar , - , 6 ,
, Seqat-ol-Eslam Tabrizi, Mirza Ali Aqa Tabrizi
, , , Tabriz, Qajar Iran, Iran , , Tabriz, Qajar Iran, Iran , - , - , 7 ,
, Mohammad Khiabani, Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani
, , , Khameneh, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tabriz, Qajar Iran, Iran , - , - , 8 , , Mahammad Pishnamazzadeh, Mohammad Pishnamaz Zadeh
, , , Ganja, Azerbaijan, Ganja, Russian Empire , Ganja, Azerbaijan, Ganja, Russian Empire , Seventh Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , - , 9 ,
, Bachir Moustafa Hammoud
, , , Choukine, Lebanon , Choukine, Lebanon , - , - , 10 , , Ahmad Rida
, , , Nabatieh, Ottoman Syria , Nabatieh, Lebanon , - , - , 11 ,
, Navvab Safavi, Seyed Mojtaba Mir-Lohi
, , , Tehran, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Founder of Fada'iyan-e Islam Was executed by firing squad , - , 12 , , Ahmed Aref El-Zein
, , , Shhur, Lebanon , Khorasan province, Khorasan, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , - , - , 13 ,
, Ismael Balkhi, Seyed Esmail Balhki
, , , Balkhab District, Balkhab, Afghanistan , Kabul, Afghanistan , - , - , 14 ,
, Mostafa Khomeini, Seyed Mostafa Khomeini
, , , Qom, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , , Najaf, Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq , Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini. , - , 15 ,
, Muhammad Latif Ansari
, , , British India , Kenya , - , - , 16 , , Mohammad Montazeri, Abbas Mohammad Montazeri
, , , Najafabad, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , Assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahideen-e Khalq, alongside Mohammad Beheshti and 31 others , - , 17 ,
, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
, , , Kerman, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , Assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahideen-e Khalq , - , 18 , , Habibollah Ashouri
, , , Gonabad, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , Executed by firing squad , - , 19 ,
, Abdolkarim Hasheminejad, Seyed Abdolkarim Hasheminejad
, , , Behshahr, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Mashhad, Iran , Assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahideen-e Khalq , - , 20 ,
, Hassan Emami, Seyed Hassan Emami
, , , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Lausanne, Switzerland , Fled Iran after the Iranian Revolution, was connected with the Shah , - , 21 ,
, Arif Hussain Hussaini, Syed Arif Hussain al-Hussaini
, , , Parachinar, British India, India , Peshawar, Pakistan , - , - , 22 ,
, Abbas al-Musawi, Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi
, , , Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon , Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon , Co-founder of Hezbollah. Assassinated by Israel , - , 23 ,
, Ahmad Khomeini, Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini
, , , Qom, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , , Tehran, Iran , Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini , - , 24 ,
, Hasan Naqvi, Syed Hassan Naqvi
, , , Lucknow, British India, India , Lucknow, India , - , - , 25 ,
, Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi
, , , Bihar, British India, India , Bihar, India , - , - , 26 , , Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi, Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi
, , , Bihar, British India, India , Dar es Salaam, Tanzania , - , - , 27 , , Abdul-Majid al-Khoei, al-Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei
, , , Najaf, Iraqi Republic (1958–1968), Iraq , Najaf, Iraq , - , - , 28 , , Ahmed Al-Waeli, Ahmed al-Waeli al-Laithi al-Kinani
, , , Najaf, Mandatory Iraq, Iraq , Kadhimiya, Iraq , Known for his presentation style in Iraq , - , 29 , , Allama Hassan Turabi
, , , Shigar, Pakistan , Karachi, Pakistan , - , - , 30 , , Abdul Amir al-Jamri
, , , Bani Jamra, Bahrain , Manama, Bahrain , - , - , 31 ,
, Ali Davani
, , , Davan, Fars, Davan, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , - , - , 32 ,
, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Sayyid Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim
, , , Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq, Iraq , Tehran, Iran , 66th Prime Minister of Iraq , - , 33 ,
, Ali Golzadeh Ghafouri
, , , Qazvin, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , - , - , 34 , , Ahmad Ghabel
, , , Torbat-e Jam, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Mashhad, Iran , Sentenced to prison, died while under hospital arrest , - , 35 , , Hasan Shehata, Hassan bin Mohammad bin Shehata bin Musa al-Anani
, , , Sharqia Governorate, Egypt , Giza Governorate, Egypt , - , - , 36 ,
, Sheikh Mussa Shariefi, Muhammad Musa Shariefi
, , , Kargil district, Kargil, British India, India , Kargil district, Kargil, India , - , - , 37 ,
, Mirza Mohammed Athar
, , , Lucknow, British India, India , New Delhi, India , - , - , 38 ,
, Jafar Shojouni
, , , Fuman, Iran, Fuman, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , , - , 39 ,
, Qasim Umar Sokoto
, Unknown? , , Sokoto, Nigeria , Sokoto, Nigeria , - , - , 40 ,
, Mehdi Tabatabaei, Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei Shirazi
, , , Rafsanjan, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , , - , 41 ,
, Ahmad Ahmadi (philosopher), Ahmad Ahmadi
, , , Malayer, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , - , - , 42 , , Ali-Akbar Hosseini, Seyed Ali Akbar Mousavi Hosseini
, , , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , - , - , 43 , , Hossein Korani Ameli, Hussayn bin al-Haj Muhammad Qasim al-Kurani al-Yateri al-Ameli
, , , Yater, Lebanon , Beirut, Lebanon , - , - , 44 , , Talib Jauhari
, , , Patna, British Raj, India , Karachi, Pakistan , - , - , 45 ,
, Ruhollah Hosseinian
, , , Shiraz, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , - , - , 46 ,
, Kalbe Sadiq, Syed Kalbe Sadiq Naqvi
, , , Lucknow, British Raj, India , Lucknow, India , - , - , 47 ,
, Mohammad-Ali Shahidi, Seyed Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahallati
, , , Mahallat, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , - , - , 48 ,
, Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur, Seyyed Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
, , , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , , - , 49 ,
, Abdillahi Nassir
, , , Mombasa, Kenya , Mombasa, Kenya , - , - , 50 ,
, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi
, , , Tharparkar, British India , , {{flagicon, Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan , -
Current
This is a list of Hujjatul Islams who are alive. The list is arranged in descending order of age, (oldest to youngest).Deceased
This is a list of Hujjatul Islams that have died. The list is arranged in descending order of their date of passing. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !No !Image !Name !Year of BirthCommon Era, CE !Year of Death
Common Era, CE !Place of Birth !Place of Death !Notes , - , 1 , , Ahmad Hindi, Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi
, , , Kintoor, Mughal Empire, India , Khomeyn, Qajar Iran, Iran , Paternal Grandfather of Ruhollah Khomeini , - , 2 , , Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh
, , , Shusha, Russian Empire , Tbilisi, Russian Empire , Fourth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , - , 3 ,
, Mirza Reza Kermani , , , Kerman, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tehran, Qajar Iran, Iran , Assassinated Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar Was executed by hanging. , - , 4 ,
, Abdussalam Akhundzadeh, Akhundzadeh Abd al-Salam , , , Salyan, Azerbaijan, Salyan, Russian Empire , Tbilisi, Russian Empire , Fifth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , - , 5 ,
, Sayyid Jamal al-Din Va'iz, Seyed Jamalodin Vaeiz Esfahani , , , Hamadan, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tehran, Qajar Iran, Iran , Killed by a hitman ordered by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar , - , 6 ,
, Seqat-ol-Eslam Tabrizi, Mirza Ali Aqa Tabrizi , , , Tabriz, Qajar Iran, Iran , , Tabriz, Qajar Iran, Iran , - , - , 7 ,
, Mohammad Khiabani, Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani , , , Khameneh, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tabriz, Qajar Iran, Iran , - , - , 8 , , Mahammad Pishnamazzadeh, Mohammad Pishnamaz Zadeh
, , , Ganja, Azerbaijan, Ganja, Russian Empire , Ganja, Azerbaijan, Ganja, Russian Empire , Seventh Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , - , 9 ,
, Bachir Moustafa Hammoud , , , Choukine, Lebanon , Choukine, Lebanon , - , - , 10 , , Ahmad Rida
, , , Nabatieh, Ottoman Syria , Nabatieh, Lebanon , - , - , 11 ,
, Navvab Safavi, Seyed Mojtaba Mir-Lohi , , , Tehran, Qajar Iran, Iran , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Founder of Fada'iyan-e Islam Was executed by firing squad , - , 12 , , Ahmed Aref El-Zein
, , , Shhur, Lebanon , Khorasan province, Khorasan, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , - , - , 13 ,
, Ismael Balkhi, Seyed Esmail Balhki , , , Balkhab District, Balkhab, Afghanistan , Kabul, Afghanistan , - , - , 14 ,
, Mostafa Khomeini, Seyed Mostafa Khomeini , , , Qom, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , , Najaf, Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq , Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini. , - , 15 ,
, Muhammad Latif Ansari , , , British India , Kenya , - , - , 16 , , Mohammad Montazeri, Abbas Mohammad Montazeri
, , , Najafabad, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , Assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahideen-e Khalq, alongside Mohammad Beheshti and 31 others , - , 17 ,
, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar , , , Kerman, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , Assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahideen-e Khalq , - , 18 , , Habibollah Ashouri
, , , Gonabad, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , Executed by firing squad , - , 19 ,
, Abdolkarim Hasheminejad, Seyed Abdolkarim Hasheminejad , , , Behshahr, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Mashhad, Iran , Assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahideen-e Khalq , - , 20 ,
, Hassan Emami, Seyed Hassan Emami , , , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Lausanne, Switzerland , Fled Iran after the Iranian Revolution, was connected with the Shah , - , 21 ,
, Arif Hussain Hussaini, Syed Arif Hussain al-Hussaini , , , Parachinar, British India, India , Peshawar, Pakistan , - , - , 22 ,
, Abbas al-Musawi, Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi , , , Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon , Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon , Co-founder of Hezbollah. Assassinated by Israel , - , 23 ,
, Ahmad Khomeini, Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini , , , Qom, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , , Tehran, Iran , Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini , - , 24 ,
, Hasan Naqvi, Syed Hassan Naqvi , , , Lucknow, British India, India , Lucknow, India , - , - , 25 ,
, Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi , , , Bihar, British India, India , Bihar, India , - , - , 26 , , Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi, Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi
, , , Bihar, British India, India , Dar es Salaam, Tanzania , - , - , 27 , , Abdul-Majid al-Khoei, al-Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei
, , , Najaf, Iraqi Republic (1958–1968), Iraq , Najaf, Iraq , - , - , 28 , , Ahmed Al-Waeli, Ahmed al-Waeli al-Laithi al-Kinani
, , , Najaf, Mandatory Iraq, Iraq , Kadhimiya, Iraq , Known for his presentation style in Iraq , - , 29 , , Allama Hassan Turabi
, , , Shigar, Pakistan , Karachi, Pakistan , - , - , 30 , , Abdul Amir al-Jamri
, , , Bani Jamra, Bahrain , Manama, Bahrain , - , - , 31 ,
, Ali Davani , , , Davan, Fars, Davan, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , - , - , 32 ,
, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Sayyid Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim , , , Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq, Iraq , Tehran, Iran , 66th Prime Minister of Iraq , - , 33 ,
, Ali Golzadeh Ghafouri , , , Qazvin, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , - , - , 34 , , Ahmad Ghabel
, , , Torbat-e Jam, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Mashhad, Iran , Sentenced to prison, died while under hospital arrest , - , 35 , , Hasan Shehata, Hassan bin Mohammad bin Shehata bin Musa al-Anani
, , , Sharqia Governorate, Egypt , Giza Governorate, Egypt , - , - , 36 ,
, Sheikh Mussa Shariefi, Muhammad Musa Shariefi , , , Kargil district, Kargil, British India, India , Kargil district, Kargil, India , - , - , 37 ,
, Mirza Mohammed Athar , , , Lucknow, British India, India , New Delhi, India , - , - , 38 ,
, Jafar Shojouni , , , Fuman, Iran, Fuman, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , , - , 39 ,
, Qasim Umar Sokoto , Unknown? , , Sokoto, Nigeria , Sokoto, Nigeria , - , - , 40 ,
, Mehdi Tabatabaei, Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei Shirazi , , , Rafsanjan, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , , - , 41 ,
, Ahmad Ahmadi (philosopher), Ahmad Ahmadi , , , Malayer, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , - , - , 42 , , Ali-Akbar Hosseini, Seyed Ali Akbar Mousavi Hosseini
, , , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran, Iran , - , - , 43 , , Hossein Korani Ameli, Hussayn bin al-Haj Muhammad Qasim al-Kurani al-Yateri al-Ameli
, , , Yater, Lebanon , Beirut, Lebanon , - , - , 44 , , Talib Jauhari
, , , Patna, British Raj, India , Karachi, Pakistan , - , - , 45 ,
, Ruhollah Hosseinian , , , Shiraz, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , - , - , 46 ,
, Kalbe Sadiq, Syed Kalbe Sadiq Naqvi , , , Lucknow, British Raj, India , Lucknow, India , - , - , 47 ,
, Mohammad-Ali Shahidi, Seyed Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahallati , , , Mahallat, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , - , - , 48 ,
, Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur, Seyyed Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur , , , Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Iran , Tehran,Iran , , - , 49 ,
, Abdillahi Nassir , , , Mombasa, Kenya , Mombasa, Kenya , - , - , 50 ,
, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi , , , Tharparkar, British India , , {{flagicon, Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan , -
See also
* List of Ayatollahs * List of current Maraji * List of deceased Maraji * List of provincial representatives appointed by Supreme Leader of Iran * List of Tehran's Friday Prayer ImamsReferences