Mortada Al-Qazwini [SEP] place of birth
Mortada Al-Qazwini
Ayatollah Sayed Mortada Al-Qazwini (born 1931) is a Muslim religious authority who resides in Karbala, Iraq. His struggle to defend his faith led him from his hometown of Karbala to exile in Kuwait, Iran, the United States, and finally back to Karbala where he led daily prayers at the shrine of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islamic prophet Mohammad. He leads the prayer of salat Maghrib and Ishaa in the holy shrine of imam Hussein.
Youth and education.
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, Imam Al-Qazwini led the jum'a prayers for a period of time. In the capital, Tehran, Al-Qazwini also led prayers at a masjid named “Masjid Al-Qodos.”
In 1986, Mortada Al-Qazwini moved to the United States, where he established many more Islamic centers and institutions and served as a spiritual leader to the Muslim community. In the US he founded “Masjid Al-Zahra” in Los Angeles, where he led prayers and offered lectures and religious programs. He also