What is Muhammad Ridha al-Sistani?
'''Muhammad Ridha al-Sistani''' ([[Arabic language|Arabicː]] محمد رضا الحسيني السيستاني) is. a [[Iraq|Iraqi]] [[Shia Islam|Shiite]] cleric born in the year 1962 and the son of the head of Iraqs Hawza, Grand Ayatollah [[Ali al-Sistani]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Saif|date=|title=Iltizam Najl Samahat al-Sayyid al-Sistani Bil Ta'limat al-Sihiyya Athnaa Iqamat Salat al-Mayyit|trans-title=Sayyid Sistani's son complies with health measures during funeral|url=https://iraq.shafaqna.com/AR/176093/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%84-%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%aa/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-11|website=Shafaqna News Association|language=en-US}}</ref> Al-Sistani runs the office of his father and controls work with finances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Shia 'Awakening'?|url=https://www.hoover.org/research/shia-awakening|access-date=2020-04-12|publisher=Hoover Institution|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-04|title=Sistani's son welcomes Soleimani, Muhandis funeral in Najaf: Iraqi state TV|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-sistani-idUSKBN1Z30L0|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> It is popularly held that he will succeed his father as the preeminent authority of Shias i.e. the [[Marja]]. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:People from Mashhad]] [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{bio-stub}}