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'''Sayyid | '''Al-Sayyid Hāshim Ṣafī al-Dīn''' (Arabic:{{ia| السيد هاشِم صَفي الدّین}}) (b. 1964) is the head of the Executive Council of [[Hezbollah (Lebanon)|Hezbollah in Lebanon]] and is recognized as the second-in-command after [[Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah]]. He is often referred to as Nasrallah's successor. | ||
Safi al-Din has been a member of | Safi al-Din has been a member of Hezbollah since its founding in 1982 and has led the Executive Council since 1994.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> In this role, he oversees Hezbollah's economic and social activities.<ref>[https://harfetaze.com/118739/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86/ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)]</ref> In 2017, he was added to the United States sanctions list.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> | ||
Safi al-Din has familial ties to [[Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah|Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]]<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> and remained relatively unknown in Lebanese politics until he began representing the Secretary-General at party events, particularly during the [[Funeral Procession|funerals]] of Hezbollahs' martyrs, due to security measures surrounding Nasrallah.<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 | Safi al-Din has familial ties to [[Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah|Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]]<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> and remained relatively unknown in Lebanese politics until he began representing the Secretary-General at party events, particularly during the [[Funeral Procession|funerals]] of Hezbollahs' martyrs, due to security measures surrounding Nasrallah.<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> | ||
==Biography and Views== | ==Biography and Views== | ||
Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din was born in 1964 in a village in southern [[Lebanon]]<ref>[https://arabic.rt.com/middle_east/1604924-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD-%D9%84 Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)]</ref> to a prominent and influential family.<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> He started his religious education at a young age<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> and, before moving to [[Qom]] for further studies, married the daughter of | [[File:سید هاشم صفیالدین و سید حسن نصرالله.png|thumb|Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din and [[Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah]]|255x255px]]Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din was born in 1964 in a village in southern [[Lebanon]]<ref>[https://arabic.rt.com/middle_east/1604924-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD-%D9%84 Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)]</ref> to a prominent and influential family.<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> He started his religious education at a young age<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> and, before moving to [[Qom]] for further studies, married the daughter of Sayyid Muhammad Ali Amin, a member of the [[The Supreme Islamic Shi'a Council of Lebanon|Supreme Islamic Council of Shia Muslims in Lebanon]].<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> | ||
[[ | While in [[Qom]], Safi al-Din was profoundly influenced by the political philosophy of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist ([[Wilayat al-Faqih]]) as articulated by [[Imam Khomeini]], a subject he later explored in his writings.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> His brother, Abdullah Safi al-Din, represents Hezbollah in [[Iran]], and his son, Rida Safi al-Din, is married to [[Qasem Soleimani|Qasem Soleimani's]] daughter.<ref>[https://harfetaze.com/118739/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86/ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)]</ref> | ||
Safi al-Din believes that [[muslim|Muslims]], especially scholars, have a responsibility to defend the oppressed, particularly in the context of the [[Gaza]] blockade. He argues that if scholars can't find a compelling reason in their teachings to support the people of Gaza, they should reconsider the relevance of their knowledge to [[Islam]].<ref>[https://www.almayadeen.net/news/politics/%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86--%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%8A% Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine (Arabic)]</ref> | |||
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At the memorial marking the fortieth day after Qasem Soleimani's [[martyrdom]], Safi al-Din stated that Soleimani's sacrifice would ultimately lead to the expulsion of the [[United States]] from the region and the liberation of its peoples.<ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/11/23/2201882/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-% The head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah met with Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi. (Persian)]</ref> | |||
At the memorial marking the fortieth day after Qasem Soleimani's [[martyrdom]], Safi al-Din stated that | |||
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