24th of Shabaan; the demise anniversary of Sayed Muhammad Hasan ibn Sayed Mahmud al-Hussaini al-Shirazi

The twenty fourth of Shabaan marks the demise anniversary of Sayed Muhammad Hasan

The twenty fourth of Shabaan marks the demise anniversary of Sayed Muhammad Hasan ibn Sayed Mahmud

al-Hussaini al-Shirazi, may Allah bless his soul, who was born in 1230 AH in Shiraz, Iran.

 Mirza Shirazi issued his famous Tobacco Edict, declaring that using tobacco was akin to waging war against the 12th Imam (may Allah hasten his reappearance). All across Iran, farmers refused to grow tobacco, merchants refused to sell tobacco, and servants refused to serve tobacco.

In 1291 AH, Mirza Shirazi decides to migrate to Samarra and establish its first Shia seminary. The Madrasatul Shirazi continued to train many prominent scholars and jurists until it met its demise during the Saddam era.

He also initiated a project to renovate the Askaryain Mosque, which contained the graves of the 10th and 11th Imams and had since fallen into disrepair.

He passed away in Samarra in 1312 AH. His body was taken to Najaf, and he was laid to rest near his mentor Shaikh Murtadha Ansari in the courtyard of Imam Ali’s (peace be upon him) shrine.