Big Four (Najaf)
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The Big Four refers to the four contemporary leading Grand Ayatollahs of Twelver Shia Islam based in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq.[1][2][3]
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Background
Most Twelver Shia Muslims follow the Islamic rulings of a Grand Ayatollah. Under Saddam Hussein, the clerics were oppressed. At present, the most prominent among them is Ali al-Sistani; who also serves as the head of the Najaf Seminary.[4]
List
| Grand Ayatollah | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
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Ali al-Sistani | 4 August 1930 | Mashhad, Iran |
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Bashir al-Najafi | 1942 (age 81–82) | Jalandhar, India |
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Muhammad al-Fayadh | 1930 (age 93–94) | Ghazni, Afghanistan |
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Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim | 1 February 1934 | Najaf, Iraq |
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