Mirza al-Shirazi

Abu Muhammad Mu'izuddin Muhammad Hassan al-Hussaini al-Shirazi, better known as Mirza al-Shirazi, was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja'. After the death of Murtadha Ansari, he was known to be the supreme Shia leader of his time, and gained fame for his celebrated 1891 verdict against the usage of tobacco in what became known as the Tobacco Protest in the Qajar era.

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Mirza al-Shirazi

Abu Muhammad Mu'izuddin Muhammad Hassan al-Hussaini al-Shirazi, better known as Mirza al-Shirazi, was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja'. After the death of Murtadha Ansari, he was known to be the supreme Shia leader of his time, and gained fame for his celebrated 1891 verdict against the usage of tobacco in what became known as the Tobacco Protest in the Qajar era.

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