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| | Guardian | Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Al-Hakim |
 | | Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Taqi Al-Hakim, who has died in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, aged 77, was one of a long line of eminent Shi'a Muslim religious leaders from the Al-Hakim family; the late Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Muhsin Al-Hakim was his cousin, and the title sayyed indicates descent from the prophet. |
 | | Born in Najaf, one of Shi'a Islam's oldest centres of religious learning, in keeping with tradition Al-Hakim began his religious studies as a young boy, and went on to be taught by prominent scholars. |
 | | Muhammad Taqi Al-Hakim, religious leader, born July 1924; died April 29 2002. |
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