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In 1364/1945 at the request of a group of scholars in the Islamic Seminary of Qom, [[Sayyid Husayn Tabataba'i Burujirdi]], a student of [[al-Akhund al-Khurasani]], migrated to Qom. After Isfahani, he had a global, wide-ranging marja'iyya. It can be said that late in his life, there was no other influential authority in Iraq or Iran.<ref>Qurbānī, ''Tārikh-i taqlīd dar Shīʿa'', p. 373. </ref> | In 1364/1945 at the request of a group of scholars in the Islamic Seminary of Qom, [[Sayyid Husayn Tabataba'i Burujirdi]], a student of [[al-Akhund al-Khurasani]], migrated to Qom. After Isfahani, he had a global, wide-ranging marja'iyya. It can be said that late in his life, there was no other influential authority in Iraq or Iran.<ref>Qurbānī, ''Tārikh-i taqlīd dar Shīʿa'', p. 373. </ref> | ||
Burujirdi's presence in Qom led to the thriving of the Islamic Seminary of Qom. After his death, a number of mujtahids were introduced as Shiite authorities. Other than [[Sayyid Muhammad Hadi Milani]] in [[Mashhad]], Iran-based authorities resided in Qom. Here are the most important figures: [[Sayyid Ahmad Khwansari]] (d. 1985), [[Sayyid Kazim Shari'atmadari]] (d. 1986), [[Sayyid Ruhollah | Burujirdi's presence in Qom led to the thriving of the Islamic Seminary of Qom. After his death, a number of mujtahids were introduced as Shiite authorities. Other than [[Sayyid Muhammad Hadi Milani]] in [[Mashhad]], Iran-based authorities resided in Qom. Here are the most important figures: [[Sayyid Ahmad Khwansari]] (d. 1985), [[Sayyid Kazim Shari'atmadari]] (d. 1986), [[Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini]] (d. 1989), [[Sayyid Shihab al-Din Mar'ashi Najafi]] (d. 1990), and [[Sayyid Muhammad Rida Gulpayigani]] (d. 1993). Two days after the demise of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Kayhan newspaper published a list of some Shiite mujtahids who were possible candidates for marja'iyya.<ref>Rūḥānī, ''Nihḍat-i Imām Khomeini'', p. 77, 1238.</ref> | ||
In 1994, [[Muhammad 'Ali Araki]], the last living student of 'Abd al-Karim Ha'iri Yazdi, died. Since then, a number of mujtahids most of whom were students of Burujirdi and al-Khoei were introduced as Shiite authorities. Although some of them have more followers than others, none of them has a global marja'iyya. Here are the best-known living authorities (alive until May 2017): | In 1994, [[Muhammad 'Ali Araki]], the last living student of 'Abd al-Karim Ha'iri Yazdi, died. Since then, a number of mujtahids most of whom were students of Burujirdi and al-Khoei were introduced as Shiite authorities. Although some of them have more followers than others, none of them has a global marja'iyya. Here are the best-known living authorities (alive until May 2017): | ||