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The Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation () is an organization created by

Abul-Qassim Khoei Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim Musawi Khoei ( ; (; ; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian Shia marja'. Khoei is considered one of the most influential twelver scholars. After the death of Muhsin al-Hakim in 1970, he became ...

, a

Grand Ayatollah Marja (; plural ''marājiʿ''; ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Sh ...

who was considered by much of the

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

world as his time's premier leader of Shias across the world. It is an international religious charitable institution.

History

The Al-Khoei Foundation began relief work in parts of southern Iraq after the first

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, delivering relief supplies in defiance of US-imposed sanctions. ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' wrote: On April 12, 2003, the Al-Khoei family revealed that they are determined to continue the work of their murdered

Abdul Majid al-Khoei Sayyid Abdul Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ; 16 August 1962 – 10 April 2003) was an Iraqi Shia Islam, Shia cleric and the son of Marja', grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Life al-Khoei was born in Najaf. He lived and studied under his ...

who was killed in

Najaf Najaf is the capital city of the Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 is about 1.41 million people. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam an ...

References

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External links

New York branch of the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation

Alkhoei.com (Arabic)
Shia Islamic websites Shia organizations