Jawad Al Wadaei
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| Jawad Al Wadaei | |
|---|---|
| Native name | جواد الوداعي |
| Born | 1923 Ras Rumman, Bahrain |
| 💀Died | March 21, 2016 (aged 92–93) Salmaniya, BahrainMarch 21, 2016 (aged 92–93) |
| Resting place | Hoora Cemetery near Manama |
| 💼 Occupation | cleric |
Sayed Jawad Al Wadaei (Arabic: جواد الوداعي, born 1923, died March 21, 2016, Salmaniya, Bahrain) was a Bahraini Shia Muslim cleric. Al Wadaei was considered one of the most prominent religious scholars in the country and the father of modern spiritual education there.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Al Wadaei was born in 1923 in Ras Rumman in the Capital Governorate of Bahrain. He is the only son of his parents, Fadl and Hashemia. Al Wadaei was close to his maternal grandfather, Ali Al Wadaei, due to his father's absence working in the food and pearl hunting trades.
He and his family immigrated to Najaf, Iraq, where he spent 20 years in seminary study. His teachers included then Grand Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim as well as Abu al-Qasim Khoei, Ali Al Tabrizi, and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr. He also attended guest lectures but such distinguished figures as Muhammad Amin Zainuddin. While studying in Najaf, he became renowned for his skill in teaching general education introductory courses, and senior scholars often had their children take his tutoring on books such as Sharia and Al-Lum'a al-Dimashqiyya (“The Glow of Damascus,” the latter a 14th-century textbook on Shia fiqh or jurisprudence).
Religious career[edit]
After twenty years in Najaf, Al Wadaei returned to Bahrain, where he would raise most of his children. He established the Imam al-Baqir Seminary in Barbar, one of the most important religious schools in the entire country. He was known for sociopolitical advocacy and had wide respect among different segments of Bahraini society.
2011 protests[edit]
In the wake of the Bahraini uprising of 2011, Al Wadaei headed a group of clerics who supported the protests.
Personal life[edit]
Al Wadaei married his cousin, the daughter of his maternal uncle Yusef Ali, at sixteen, and they had the children Alawi and Muhammad. He then married his second wife, the daughter of Khalaf Ahmad al-Asfour, and had three children with her, Saeed, Ahmed, and Abdullah.
Death[edit]
Al Wadaei died after a long struggle with illness on March 21, 2016.[2] A burial cemetery was held the following day at the Hoora cemetery near Manama.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "سماحة العلامة السيدجواد الوداعي". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). March 23, 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "وفاة عالم الدين البحريني الكبير السيد جواد الوداعي". Bahrain Mirror. March 21, 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "رحيل سماحة العلامة السيدجواد الوداعي عن عمر ناهز الـ 93 عاماً". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). May 12, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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