Haydar al-Sadr
Deceased Person
1891 – 1937
Who was Haydar al-Sadr?
Ayatollah Haydar al-Sadr was born in Samarra, Iraq. His father, Ismail as-Sadr was a Grand Ayatollah and the first to be use the as-Sadr surname, which came to be associated with a long line of religious scholarship within Shia Islam. Haydar and the as-Sadr family are also considered as Sayyid, or those who can trace their lineage back to Muhammad. The family's lineage is traced through Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and his son Imam Musa al-Kazim the sixth and seventh Shia Imams respectively. This direct and meticulously documented lineage is unprecedented even among the illustrious families in the Islamic world who claim such lineage. The Shia Muslims consider themselves the followers of Muhammad's bloodline, thus a great deal of respect and reverence is paid to the Sayyids throughout society. Some of the well known relatives of Haydar al-Sadr include his brother, Sadr al-Din Sadr, his nephew Moussa as-Sadr and another nephew Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr.
Haydar was considered a grand marja at-taqlid of his time.
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- Born
- 1891
Samarra - Parents
- Children
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Nationality
- Iraq
- Lived in
- Samarra
- Died
- 1937
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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