Mousa Shubairi Zanjani

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (; born 2 March 1928) is an Iranian Twelver Shia marja'.

Biography He was born in Qom to Sayyid Ahmed Shubairi Zanjani.

He has studied in the Qom Seminary under Sayyid Hossein Borujerdi and Mohaqeq Damad, as well as in the Najaf Seminary under Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim, and Sayyid Abd al-Hadi Shirazi.

He currently resides and teaches in the seminary of Qom. He is a leading expert on the discipline of Ilm ar-Rijal, which seeks to authentically and efficiently pass judgment on the reliability of narrators of Hadith. He leads the prayers at the Fatima Masumeh Shrine.

His students include: Sayyid Muhammad-Kadhim al-Tabatabaei, Sayyid Abd al-Hadi al-Mas'udi, and Sayyid Adil al-Alawi.

He led Salat al-Janazah at the funeral of Hussein-Ali Montazeri, the deputy supreme leader of Iran in 2009.

Works Shubairi Zanjani has authored and delivered numerous works in the fields of jurisprudence (fiqh), principles of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), hadith studies, and Ilm al-Rijal. His writings include lecture-based works, annotations on classical texts, and critical studies of hadith sources and narrators.

Jurisprudence and Usul al-Fiqh Works

Tahrir al-Jawahir (Book of Hajj) Tahrir Fatawi al-Jawahir (Book of Hajj) Sharh al-Urwah al-Wuthqa (Hajj) Doros al-Hajj Doros al-Ijarah Doros al-Khums Doros al-Nikah Doros al-Sawm Doros al-I'tikaf Doros al-Bay' Manasik al-Hajj (Persian and Arabic) Al-Masa'il al-Shar'iyya (Arabic risalah) Ta'liqat on Jami' Ahadith al-Shi'a Bahuth fi al-Ta'adul wa al-Tarajih Bahuth fi Qa'idat al-Faragh wa al-Tajawuz

Hadith and Rijal Works

Critical editing and verification of Rijal al-Najashi (based on multiple manuscripts) Annotation on Rijal al-Shaykh al-Tusi (large and small commentaries) Lectures on Diraya and principles of Rijal science Rijal indexes for chains of transmission in hadith collections Index of chains of transmission of Ashab al-Ijma''' (5 volumes)

Other Works and Contributions

Jur'ah min al-Bahr (A collection of works and lectures) Annotation on Aashnai-ye Haq'' Founder of the Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Seminary School Founder of the Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Jurisprudence Center