Mohammad Ali Araki
Mohammad Ali Araki محمدعلی اراکی | |
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Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki | |
| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Died | November 24, 1994 |
| Resting place | Fatima Masumeh Shrine |
| Other names | Persian: محمدعلی اراکی |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Shia Islam (Usuli Twelver) |
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki (Persian: محمدعلی اراکی, c.1890s - 24 November 1994) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. Once considered 'the world's most eminent Shiite Muslim cleric', Araki held the title of supreme guide and Marjaa Taqlid.
Araki taught many Iranian revolutionaries, including Ruhollah Khomeini. When he died, IRNA declared that "he was considered the greatest living Marja'".