ALI AL-SISTANI

(Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani | Ali Husaini Sistani | Ali Sistani)


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Ali al-Sistani

Clergymen should not get involved with politics.
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While he did not believe that clerics should engage in politics, he did believe that Islamic values and law should be embodied in the nation’s constitution and laws.

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Religious laws should be interpreted according to this era's circumstances … Benefit from the modern laws of other nations and cultures
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Sistani, as opposed to many Islamic imams and scholars, argues for learning from outside their culture and he was an advocate for the interpretation of Islamic law (Sharia) based on contemporary society as opposed to having a literal, immutable, reading of the Koran and other legal documents with no change in interpretation allowed over time

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[Gays and lesbians should be] Punished, in fact, killed. The people involved should be killed in the worst, most severe way of killing.
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Ali al-Sistani

It is not permissible for a Muslim to buy products of the countries that are in a state of war with Islam and Muslims, for example, Israel.
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Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides.
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Ali al-Sistani
  • Born: August 4, 1930
  • Nationality: Iranian
  • Profession: Religious Leader
Biography

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani, commonly known as Ayatollah Sistani, is one of the most influential Iraqi Shia marja' of Iranian origins living in Iraq.