Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Ali al-Sistani across 3 places, from 1930 to 2021.
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Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (born 4 August 1930) is an Islamic scholar and the dean of the Hawza in Najaf, Iraq.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1930year
Mashhadattested“Sistani was born in 1930 in Mashhad, to a family of religious clerics who claim descent from Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad.”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
1951year
Najafattested“Later in 1951, Sistani traveled to Iraq to study in Najaf under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
1951year
Iraqattested“Later in 1951, Sistani traveled to Iraq to study in Najaf under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
November 2019month
Najafattested“A month later in November 2019, in response to the death of three Iraqi protesters, Sistani said "No person or group, no side with a particular view, no regional or international actor may seize the will of the Iraqi people and impose it…”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
6 March 2021exact date
Iraqattested“Sistani met with Pope Francis on 6 March 2021 during the latter's visit to Iraq.”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
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February 2006month
Samarramentioned“Even after the destruction of the Shia Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra in February 2006, his network of clerics and preachers continued to urge calm and told their followers that "it was not their Sunni neighbors who were killing them but fo…”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
May 2007month
Basramentioned“In May 2007, hundreds of Shias demonstrated publicly in Basra and Najaf to protest comments made by television presenter and journalist Ahmed Mansour during a Qatari broadcast of Al Jazeera television programming.”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
2022year
Balkhabmentioned“Sistani sent nearly 1,000 aid packages, mostly food, but also other basic needs, to Balkhab, Afghanistan during the Balkhab uprising in 2022 to help out the displaced Shia Hazaras.”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
23 September 2024exact date
Lebanonmentioned“In October 2023, during the Gaza war, Sistani issued a statement in which he 'condemned Israel and called on the world to stand up to the “terrible brutality” in besieged Gaza.' On 23 September 2024, Sistani's office issued a statement c…”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
December 2025month
Iranmentioned“In early December 2025, a fatwa by Ali al-Sistani was published on his website (Arabic version) concerning government-paid congregational imams: Sistani’s fatwa regarding state-appointed imams has provoked widespread reactions both insid…”source: Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani
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