Two of Afghanistan's most influential Shia Intellectuals

Two Shia scholars have been born in Afghanistan in the beginning of the twentieth century and became the most influential Shia figures of Afghanistan in the 21st century. Their names are Grand Ayatullah Asif Mohseni, born on 26 April 1935 in Kandahar, Afghanistan and died on 5 August 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan and Grand Ayatullah Ishaq Fayadh, born in 1930 in Ghazni Province.

The following picture show Grand Ayatullah Mohseni (left) and Grand Ayatullah Fayadh (right) sitting in Grand Ayatullah Fayadh' office in Najaf, Iraq:

Both of them had in common that their origins were from Afghanistan, and studied in the religious seminary of Najaf in Iraq under late Grand Ayatullah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 –  8 August 1992) from whom they got their Ijaza, the permission to teach. While Grand Ayatullah Fayadh, en ethnic Hazara, stayed in the seminary of Najaf, Grand Ayatullah Mohseni, an ethnic Tajik, moved back to Afghanistan and became the socio-spiritual leader of Shia of that country until his death. Grand Ayatullah Mohseni founded the religious seminary of Kabul, the Khatam an-Nabiyeen seminary (Seal of the Prophets' seminary, referring to Prophet Muhammad (s)), while Grand Ayatullah Fayadh rose to one of top four and after the demise of Grand Ayatullah Sayed Saeed al-Hakeem on 3 September 2021 to one of top three most influential Grand Ayatullahs in Iraq. Both of them have written various books and treatises on Islam, politics, finance, social issues, Quran etc.

Some of their views can be read through clicking on the links below:

1) The views of Grand Ayatollah Ishaq al-Fayadh  

2) REGARDING THE RULES FOR AFFIRMING OR WEAKENING SOMEONE [FROM BUHUTH FI ILM AL-RIJAL BY MUHAMMAD ASIF MUHSINI]

For more reading refer to their websites or various links and videos with contents from those both Afghan Grand Ayatollahs.