Sheikh Mussa Shariefi
| Muhammad Mussa Shariefi | |
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| Personal Details | |
| Title | Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimeen |
| Born | Muhammad Mussa 1942 Akchamall, Kargil district, India |
| Died | 11 December 2013 Chanchik, Kargil district, India |
| Cause of death | Illness |
| Resting place | Chutumail, Kargil |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Purki |
| Era | Modern Era |
| Region | Ladakh, India |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic Philosophy |
| Signature | 150px |
Hujjatul Islam Sheikh Muhammad Mussa Shariefi (1942 – 11 December 2013) was a senior Shia Islamic religious scholar/alim from Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is well known for delivering religious lectures, especially during the Islamic month of Muharram. He gained popularity for the usage of the local dialect for delivering the sermons.
Early life
Muhammad Mussa Shariefi was born in 1942 as Muhammad Mussa in the village Akchamal, near Kargil in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Education and positions
Shariefi received his basic education in religious studies from Sheikh Rahmatullah, a religious scholar from Akchamal. On completion of the basic course of the Quran and Islamic studies (Diniyat) in Kargil, he migrated to Najaf in Iraq for higher studies. He stayed in Iraq for 20 years and served there as a religious teacher (mudarris). He returned to India in 1971 and continued his religious services as a teacher. He was associated with the Islamia School Kargil and offered services as the Principal, Huzia Ilmia for about a decade and then served as the Imam of the Jamia Masjid Kargil. His sermons from the Jamia Masjid Kargil have always been taken as a scholarly message for peace and humanism. Owing to his scholarly repute, he commanded exceptional respect and appeal from people all over in the Ladakh region.[1]
Death
Shariefi died after a brief illness on 11 December 2013, aged 71 years, at his residence in Chanchik. He was buried in Chutumail the day after. More than 25,000 people attended his funeral.[2]
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