Mohamad Jawad Chirri
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Mohamad Jawad Chirri | |
|---|---|
| Title | Imam, Sheikh |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1 October 1905 Lebanon |
| Died | 10 November 1994 (aged 89) Dearborn, Michigan, United States |
| Era | Contemporary history |
| Region | Middle East and the US |
| Main interest(s) | Kalam, Tafsir, Hadith, Ilm ar-Rijal, Usul, Fiqh, Dawah |
| Notable idea(s) | Islamic Center of America |
| Notable work(s) | The Shi'ites Under Attack, others |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Ja'fari jurisprudence |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri (Arabic: محمد جواد شري; October 1, 1905 – November 10, 1994) was the founder and director of the Islamic Center of America[2] until his death.[citation needed]
Books authored
[edit]In addition to writing The Shi'ites Under Attack:
Books about Islamic jurisprudence and its basis:
- Al-Riyad in the Basis of Jurisprudence
- Al-Taharah (the purity)
- Fasting
- The Book of Prayer
- The Islamic Wills-
A book about the caliphate:
- The Caliphate in the Islamic Constitution.
Books in English about Islam:
- Muslim Practice
- The Faith of Islam
- Inquiries About Islam
- Imam Hussein, Leader of the Martyrs
- The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad (the Imam Ali). (He also wrote this book in Arabic and named it Amir al-Mu'minin)[citation needed]
Mission
[edit]Imam Chirri's goal was to spread Islam in a country that had not known it and to a community that he felt was starving for it. The sizable Muslim community in the Dearborn/Detroit metro area can serve as an example of his influence.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri was born in Lebanon to a Shi’a Muslim family. He was a graduate of the theological seminary of Najaf in Iraq. He then traveled to the United States of America in 1948 .[citation needed]
Building the Islamic Center of Detroit
[edit]In 1959, Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri traveled to the United Arab Republic (Egypt) to meet with President Gamal Abdel Nasser to seek financial assistance in building a new mosque in America. The Islamic Center of Detroit (which would later be renamed the Islamic Center of America) opened its doors in 1962.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Franklin, Stephen (18 August 1987). "MECCA DEATHS SPLIT U.S. MOSLEMS". chicagotribune.com. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
"Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri, the scholarly, Lebanese-born admirer of Iran`s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini"
- ^ "Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri". Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
External links
[edit]- Various works in English by Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Chirri
- Islamic Center of America