Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

Shia cleric and scholar

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was a prominent Shia cleric and scholar. He was born in 1935 in Iraq and studied Islamic sciences at the University of Baghdad. Al-Sadr was a leading figure in the Shia community in Iraq and was known for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and theology. He was a prominent critic of the Iraqi government and was imprisoned several times for his activism. Al-Sadr was also a respected lecturer...