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Mohamad Jawad Chirri
TitleImam, Sheikh
Personal life
Born(1905-10-01)1 October 1905
Lebanon
Died10 November 1994(1994-11-10) (aged 89)
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
EraContemporary history
RegionMiddle 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
ReligionIslam
DenominationShia Islam
JurisprudenceTwelver 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 until his death.

Books authored

In addition to writing The Shi'ites Under Attack:

Books about Islamic jurisprudence and its basis:

  1. Al-Riyad in the Basis of Jurisprudence
  2. Al-Taharah (the purity)
  3. Fasting
  4. The Book of Prayer
  5. The Islamic Wills-

A book about the caliphate:

  1. The Caliphate in the Islamic Constitution.

Books in English about Islam:

  1. Muslim Practice
  2. The Faith of Islam
  3. Inquiries About Islam
  4. Imam Hussein, Leader of the Martyrs
  5. The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad (the Imam Ali). (He also wrote this book in Arabic and named it Amir al-Mu'minin)

Mission

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.

Biography

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 .

Building the Islamic Center of Detroit

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.

See also

References

  1. 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"
  2. "Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri". Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2006-11-13.

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