His father, the grand Ayatollah Sayid Sadiq Al-Qazwini (shown to the right), was a Mujtahid; many people congregated to follow him in the daily prayers he led at the shrine of Al-Abbas.
His father, the grand Ayatollah Sayid Sadiq Al-Qazwini (shown to the right), was one of Iraq's most popular and educated Mujtahids. As a distinguished and respected scholar, masses of people congregated to follow him in the daily prayers he led at the shrine of Al-Abbas.