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'''The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly''' (Persian: {{iarabic|مجمع جهانی اهل البیت}}) is an international non-governmental organization which was formed in order to identify, organize, educate, and support the lovers of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] around the world. It was established in 1990 under the authority of [[Sayyid 'Ali Khamenei]].
'''The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly''' (Persian: {{iarabic|مجمع جهانی اهل البیت}}) is a non-governmental international organization established to introduce the genuine Islam of Muhammad (a), distributing the teachings of the Qur’an and the Ahl al-Bayt (a), reinforcing the Islamic unity and identify, organize, educate and support the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).


== Fundamental Elements ==
This assembly was established in May 1990, after an international conference, where more than 300 of the thinkers of the Islamic world, especially the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) participated, was held under supervision of Ayatullah Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The fundamental elements of the assembly are as follows:
Publishing books and magazines in different languages, supporting periodicals and books and communities of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) around the world, holding scientific conferences, sending religious preachers, financial, scientific and cultural support of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and equipping libraries, etc. are among the activities of this assembly.


=== General Assembly ===
The headquarter of this assembly is in Iran and its programs are organized under supervision of Wali faqih. The general assembly is held every four years and the supreme council and the general secretary are two of the bases of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly. The supreme council is comprised of Shi’a thinkers and intellectuals of different nationalities. Muhammad Hasan Akhtari is the present general secretary of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.
* The General Assembly is composed of Islamic scholars and religious and cultural figures of the Islamic world.


==== Meeting of the General Assembly ====
==Goals==
In May 1990, the first "international meeting of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)" was held in [[Tehran]] with 300 scholars of the Islamic world.
The most important goals of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly:
Revival and promotion of the culture and teachings of the genuine Islam of Muhammad (a) and guarding the sanctity of the Glorious Qur’an and the tradition of the noble Prophet (a) and the Pure and Infallible Ahl al-Bayt (a);
Defending the essence of Islam and the sanctity of the Great Prophet (a), the Glorious Qur’an and the Ahl al-Bayt (a);
Deepening and strengthening unity in the Islamic community, especially among the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a);
Supporting the rights of Muslims around the world and the position of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a);
Developing material and spiritual infrastructures of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) around the world;
Helping the growth and correction of the intellectual, cultural, political, financial and social situations of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) around the world;
Liberating the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) from media oppressions and scientific and financial deprivations;
Making efforts for developing peace, friendship, cooperation and collaboration between all human beings and nations of the world;


Since then, according to the constitution of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly, a meeting with all members of the General Assembly has been held every four years. In these meetings, suggestions, plans, and decisions are made regarding the improvement of the cultural, social, economic, and legal situations of [[Muslim]]s around the world.
==Members and Structure of the Assembly==
The general assembly, which is one of the bases of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly, is an institution comprised of elites and thinkers among the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) from around the world. Elite followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) from 120 countries are members of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly. Members of this assembly are continuously in contact with the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly and every four years, they gather for policy making, studying opportunities and threats and the mechanisms of their activities. In this assemblt, decisions for improvement of the cultural, social, financial and legal situations of Muslims are decided and plans and suggestions to achieve the goals of the assembly are presented.


The first meeting of the general assembly was held in [[January 28]], 1994. More than 330 members from 61 countries, as well as scholars and researchers of different fields participated in the event.
The supreme council is comprised of the prominent members of the general assembly who are responsible to approve policies, programs and the budget of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly and also supervise its executive areas. This assembly is one of the bases of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly and is comprised of individuals and legal personalities. It is formed by the membership of some of the members of the general assembly. Some of the great personalities who have been or are members of this assembly are:


The second meeting was held in February 1998 with more than 350 members from 56 countries participating.
# [[Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadl Allah]] from [[Lebanon]]
# [['Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli]] from [[Iran]]
# [[al-Sayyid Sajid 'Ali Naqawi]] from [[Pakistan]]
# [['Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli]] from [[Saudi Arabia]]
# [['Isa Ahmad Qasim]] from [[Bahrain]]
# [[Al-Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali Muhsin Taqawi]] from [[India]]
# [[Muhammad Asif Muhsini]] from [[Afghanistan]]
# Ayatollah [[Sayyid Mahmud Hashimi Shahrudi]] from Iran


The third meeting was held in October 2003 with 500 members from 80 countries participating. In this meeting, in addition to discussions around the scheduled topics, committees were formed to tackle the economic problems of the [[Shi'a]] and defend them based on principles of human rights.
The general secretary is the highest executive position of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly elected by the supreme council and appointed by the decree of Wali faqih to manage the assembly and carry out approved policies. Muhammad Hasan Akhtari is the present general secretary of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.


The fourth meeting was held in August 2007 on the eid of the [[middle of Sha'ban]], with more than 460 members from 110 countries participating.
==Offices in Different Places of the World==
In order to strengthen and promote communications with the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and with regards to political and social conditions and the presence of Shi’a in different places of the world, so far, many assemblies and local centers in about 90 countries of the world focused on localization of cultural and religious activities of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) have been established which manage cultural, religious and social affairs of Shi’a in those regions. In some cities and countries, with regards to the distribution of the population of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), two or more Ahl al-Bayt (a) institutes are active, all of which depend on their local assembly. These assemblies and offices of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) have official and independent identities and work based on the national laws of their countries.
According to latest statistics, the number of offices and local assemblies in different continents are as follows:  39 countries in Asia, 42 countries in Africa, 18 countries in America, 40 countries in Europe and two countries in the Oceanic. Additionally, Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly is connected with local assemblies and cultural centers of Shi’a in most countries of the world.


The fifth meeting was held in September 2011 with approximately 600 members from 110 countries participating.
Social and Cultural Activities
Number Activity Description
1 Committee for mosques and building and supporting public benefit centers
Helping the construction of mosques, Husayniyyas, religious centers, schools, libraries, medical centers and orphanages is among the most important activities in this field which the assembly carry out or organize by the help of benefactors.
2 Holding and participation in seminars and conferences
In order to spread and promote the culture of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), the assembly has held different seminars: the International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a), the International Conference of Nasir Kabir, the Grand Award Conference of the Great Prophet (a), the International Conference of the Caricature of Quds World Day, the Scientific-Research Conference of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) Lifestyle, the International Conference of Imam al-Sajjad (a) and the International Conference of Shi’a Doctors.
3 Defending the rights of Muslims following the Ahl al-Bayt (a)
In order to give information to Muslims in the world about their rights and legal ways of demanding and using institutions, means and international means to remove religious, racial and other kinds of discrimination and oppression, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly has made effective steps and has been able to deliver the voices of the oppressed to International organizations and diminish some pressures and violations of human rights or bring them under control of supervisory institutions.
4 Supporting local preachers
The assembly supports local preachers in the network of preachers and locals, in order to localize preaching activities in different places of the world, to benefit from the presence of graduates of seminaries, universities and Shi’a seminary schools after they return to their homelands and also to promote the scientific and cultural level of the society of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).
5 Interacting with Shi’a sects
Although, most of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) around the world are Twelver Shi’a, but millions of other Shi’a follow other Shi’a sects in fiqh or other issues. By forming different committees, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly tries to intellectually and culturally support the followers of these sects such as ‘Alawites, Zaydis, Isma’ilites, Bohras and Sufis.


The sixth meeting was held in August 2015 with more than 700 members from 130 countries participating.
==Publication and Translation Activities==
1 Publication and translation of Shi’a books
The total number of researched and published books by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly and Ahl al-Bayt (a) assemblies connected with it is more than 1800 titles and the number of languages so far the books of the Assembly have been translated to reach 55 languages. The publication of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly has participated in most important book fairs in the world.
WikiShi’a
It is an Internet-based encyclopedia to introduce Shi’a in cyberspace
2 Publication of periodicals
To carry out its cultural and preaching mission, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly publishes several periodicals (including the Ahl al-Bayt (a), Intizar, Balagh, Message of Thaqalayn, Message of Zaynab, Tawhid, Dhaw al-Qurba, Salam, Tuba, Fereshtegan-e Kuchak, Faryad, Qibla, Kawthar, Ganjineh-ye Majma’, etc.) in different languages and different countries and supports some Islamic magazines and periodicals.
3 Library and document center
In the library and the document center of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly located in Qom center, more than 30 thousand books, magazine and research documents are available.
4 Supporting New Shi’a
In publications, the Assembly supports the establishment and activities of websites and theses of new Shi’a.


=== Supreme Council ===
Educational Centers Affiliated with the Assembly
* Some elite members of the General Assembly are or have been members of the Supreme Council.
1 The Ahl al-Bayt (a) International University
 
This university is an educational non-government institute established by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly in 2000. This university identifies, admits and educates non-Iranian students among followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) in higher education levels (MA and PhD) and offers official certificates to them upon graduation.
==== Permanent Members of the Supreme Council ====
2 Schools under supervision of the Assembly
Some Iranian members of the Supreme Council are:
By establishing schools and educational centers in different countries, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly educates children and teenagers of the families following the Ahl al-Bayt (a).  
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# Ayatollah [['Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli]]
# Ayatollah [[Ibrahim Amini Najafabadi]]
# Ayatollah [[Sayyid Mahmud Hashimi Shahrudi]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhsin Mujtahid Shabistari]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhsin Araki]]
# Dr. [['Ali Akbar Wilayati]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin Dr. [[Mahdi Hadawi Tihrani]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Qurban 'Ali Najafabadi]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Sayyid Ahmad Khatami]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Sayyid Abu l-Hasan Nawwab]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Mahmud Muhammadi Iraqi]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin Dr. [['Ali Rida A'rafi]]
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Some non-Iranian [[Shi'a]] who are or have been members of the Supreme Council are:
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# Ayatollah [[Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadl Allah]] from [[Lebanon]]
# Ayatollah [['Isa Ahmad Qasim]] from [[Bahrain]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad Asif Muhsini]] from [[Afghanistan]]
# Ayatollah [[al-Sayyid Sajid 'Ali Naqawi]] from [[Pakistan]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad Mahdi al-Asifi]] from [[Iraq]]
# Ayatollah Dr. [['Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli]] from [[Saudi Arabia]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah]] from Lebanon
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[al-Sayyid Murtada Murtada]] from [[South Africa]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[al-Shaykh Nabil al-Hablawi]] from [[Syria]]
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[al-Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali Muhsin Taqawi]] from [[India]]
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==== Legal Members of the Supreme Council ====
Some personalities are members of the Supreme Council due to their legal positions. These include:
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# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Muhammad Hasan Akhtari]], the General Secretary of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Hasan Hamada]] from [[Lebanon]], the representative of [[Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah]]
# Dr. [[Mahdi Mustafawi]], the former director of [[Islamic Culture and Relations Organization]]
# Dr. [[Muhammad Baqir Khurramshad]], the current director of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization
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==== Deceased or Resigned Members ====
Since the establishment of the assembly, some members of the Supreme Council have passed away and others have resigned.
 
Some members who have passed away:
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# Ayatollah [[al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadl Allah]]
# Allamah [[al-Sayyid Murtada al-'Askari]]
# Ayatollah Dr. [['Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli]]
# Ayatollah [['Abbas Wa'iz Tabasi]]
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Some members who have resigned:
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# Ayatollah [['Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli]]
# Ayatollah [[Ibrahim Amini]]
# Ayatollah [[Sayyid Mahmud Hashemi Shahrudi]]
# Ayatollah [[Abu l-Qasim Khaz'ali]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad Imami Kashani]]
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazi]]
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==== Executive Affairs of the Supreme Council ====
In the session held in September 2012, [[Muhsin Mujtahid Shabistari]] was chosen to be the director of the Supreme Council, [[Qurban 'Ali Durri Najafabadi]] the vice director and [[Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Nawwab]] the secretary.
 
=== Secretary General ===
According to the constitution of the assembly, the secretary general is chosen by the Supreme Council and is appointed by the [[Wali Faqih]]. The executive departments under his supervision include the departments of international affairs, cultural affairs, administrative affairs, financial affairs and the secretary general's office area.
* The current secretary general of the assembly is Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Muhammad Hasan Akhtari]] (former ambassador of [[Iran]] in [[Syria]])
 
==== Secretaries General ====
Thus far, four secretaries general have been chosen for managing the administrative affairs of the assembly, all of whom are noble and well-known personalities of the Islamic world. They are:
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad 'Ali Taskhiri]] (May 1990 - August 1999)
# Dr. [['Ali Akbar Wilayati]] (August 1999 - October 2002)
# Ayatollah [[Muhammad Mahdi al-Asifi]] (October 2002 - April 2004)
# Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin [[Muhammad Hasan Akhtari]] (April 2004 - present)
 
== Administrative Departments of the Assembly ==
All centers related to or associated with the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly are directed by one of its administrative departments.
 
=== Department of Cultural Affairs ===
This department supervises offices working in cultural and research fields. Among these offices are the Ahl al-Bayt (a) Research Center, the office for propagation and publications, translation office, library and document center, and the office for [[Shi'a]] and converts.
 
This department also organizes topic-based and scholarly conferences about the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).
* The cultural deputy of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly is Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin Ali Rida Imani Mughaddam.
* The deputy of international affairs is Hujjat al-Islam wa l-Muslimin Muhammad Salar.
* The deputy of administrative affairs is 'Ali Akbar Majd Hikmat.
* The deputy of legal and parliamentary affairs is Muhammad Rida Nizamdust.
* The deputy of financial affairs is Amir Mahmud Dihlavi.
 
=== Secretary General's Office Area ===
[[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] News Agency (ABNA), information office, public relations, and Ahl al-Bayt (a) University are all offices and institutions supervised by the office of the secretary general.


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