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Find out more about the greatest Iraqi Spiritual & Religious Leaders, including Nimrod, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Rachel, Husayn ibn Ali and Nehemiah.

Famous Iraqi Spiritual & Religious Leaders

NimrodNimrod
 
Biblical Figure
Ahmad ibn HanbalAhmad ibn Hanbal
0780 AD
Jurist

TerahTerah
1883 BC
Abraham's Father

RachelRachel
Jacob's wife

EzraEzra
 

NehemiahNehemiah
 
NehemiahNehemiah
 

Hillel the ElderHillel the Elder
0110 AD
Jewish scholar

Hujjat-Allah al-MahdiHujjat-Allah al-Mahdi
28 July 0869
Imam
Ali al-SistaniAli al-Sistani
04 August 1930
Theologian, Akhoond

Muhammad al-MahdiMuhammad al-Mahdi
19 July 0868
Imam
Al-MutawakkilAl-Mutawakkil
31 March 0822
Caliph of Baghdad

Ibn al-JawziIbn al-Jawzi
1116 AD
Hagiographer

Saadia GaonSaadia Gaon
30 June 0882
Rabbi

Mohammad Hussein FadlallahMohammad Hussein Fadlallah
16 November 1935
Political figure

ReubenReuben
1569 BC
 
Yitzhak KaduriYitzhak Kaduri
1898 AD
Rabbi

Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh
0613 AD
Bishop

Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-SadrMohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
23 March 1941
theologian

IdrisIdris
Prophet
Yasser Al-HabibYasser Al-Habib
20 January 1979
Cleric

Anan ben DavidAnan ben David
0715 AD
Religious leader
Hai GaonHai Gaon
0939 AD
Rabbi

Rav AshiRav Ashi
0352 AD
Rabbi

Amram GaonAmram Gaon
0810 AD
Author
Raphael I BidawidRaphael I Bidawid
17 April 1922
Scholar

Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘manAbu Hanifa an-Nu‘man
05 September 0699
Imam
Al-MuʿtaḍidAl-Muʿtaḍid
0857 AD
Ruler

Ibn KhallikānIbn Khallikān
22 September 1211
Scholar

Al-AmīnAl-Amīn
14 April 0787
Caliph
Abu Abdallah al-Shi'iAbu Abdallah al-Shi'i
Missionary

Aḥa Of ShabḥaAḥa Of Shabḥa
0680 AD
Scholar
Al-MustaʿṣimAl-Mustaʿṣim
1213 AD
Caliph

Al-MuʿtaṣimAl-Muʿtaṣim
30 September 0796
ʿAbbāsid caliph