Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi

Compiled by: Syed Ali Shahbaz
On 17th of the Islamic month of Zil-Qa'dah in 1355 AH, the prominent theologian and reviver of the ancient Qom Islamic Seminary, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi, passed away and was laid to rest in the holy shrine of Hazrat Ma'soumah (SA).
Born in the central Iranian city of Yazd, he left for Iraq following the completion of preliminary studies and attained the status of ijtehad under the prominent ulema of holy Najaf. On his return to Iran, he sensed the vacuum resulting from the absence of a highly capable Islamic scientific center, and thus established the Qom Seminary in 1340 AH, which soon developed and turned into one of the important scientific centers of the World of Islam.
Grand Ayatollah Ha'eri groomed prominent and distinguished students, such as the Founder of Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini (RA). He has left behind a large number of compilations, including "Kitab ar-Ridha", and "Kitab as-Salaat".