Sayyid ''Sayyid'' is an honorific title of Hasanid and Husaynid lineage, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali's sons Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali, Husayn. The title may also refer ...

Jawad Kadhim Nasrallah (; died January 2, 1808) was an Iraqi nobleman that served as the 21st custodian of the Imam Husayn shrine from 1802 until 1808.

Biography

Nasrallah was born c. 1725 to Kadhim Nasrallah. His grandfather Nasrallah al-Faizi, is the patriarch of the Nasrallah family, and a prominent scholar and poet. He hails from the noble

Al Faiz family The family of Al Faiz (; ), also transliterated in a number of other ways, including Al Fa'iz, Al Fa'ez, Al Faez, or Al Fayez, is the oldest Alids, Alid family of Karbala, which they have occupied, on some occasions ruled, and held custodianship o ...

. After Musa al-Wahab was killed in the

sack A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag. Sack may also refer to: Bags * Flour sack * Gunny sack * Hacky sack, sport * Money sack * Paper sack * Sleeping bag * Stuff sack * Knapsack Other uses * Bed, a slang term * Sack (band), ...

of Karbala on April 22, 1802, some of the city's dignitaries, Sayyid Ali al-Tabatabei, Sayyid Murtadha Al Daraj (the ''naqib'' then), Sheikh Ali Abd al-Rasool (' of the Abbas shrine), sent a transcript to the governor, Sulayman Pasha, requesting that Nasrallah be the ' of the Husayn shrine, and so on June 2, 1802, an imperial decree was issued declaring Nasrallah the ' of the Husayn shrine. Due to his position, Nasrallah was sometimes known as Jawad ''al-Killidar'' (), which roots from the Persian words, kileet () and dar (), which translates to key holder. This was a name often given to those that take on the role of tending to holy shrines. However, Nasrallahs descendants did not carry the name, and remained with Nasrallah. With the help of the son of Sayyid Muhammad Mehdi al-Shahristani (d. 1801), he combined the mosque that headquartered the Sunni

mufti A mufti (; , ) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion ('' fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatāwa'' have played an important role thro ...

of Karbala with the grand courtyard, forcing the garrison of Karbala, Amin Agha Turk, to relocate the mufti to the small courtyard also known as the

Buyid The Buyid dynasty or Buyid Empire was a Zaydi and later Twelver Shi'a dynasty of Daylamite origin. Founded by Imad al-Dawla, they mainly ruled over central and southern Iran and Iraq from 934 to 1062. Coupled with the rise of other Iranian dyna ...

graveyard. In 1804, he supervised the expansion of the precinct of the grave, adding

Ibrahim al-Mujab Sayyid Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Kāẓim () also known as Ibrāhīm al-Mujāb and al-Ḍarīr al-Kūfī, was the son of Muḥammad al-ʿĀbid, and grandson of Mūsā al-Kāẓim, the seventh Twelver Shia Imam.' He was the first Alid ...

's grave and ''rawaq'' (hallway) to the north west side of the precinct. His son Ali al-Tawil (progenitor of House ''al-Tawil'' of Al Nasrallah), was appointed as '','' after his death.

Death

Nasrallah died on Saturday, January 2, 1808, and was buried in the Al Nasrallah graveyard in the Imam Husayn shrine.

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