Mohamad Jawad Chirri

In addition to writing The Shi'ites Under Attack: Books about Islamic jurisprudence and its basis: • Al-Riyad in the Basis of Jurisprudence • Al-Taharah (the purity) • Fasting • The Book of Prayer • The Islamic Wills- A book about the caliphate: • The Caliphate in the Islamic Constitution. Books in English about Islam: • Muslim Practice • The Faith of Islam • Inquiries About Islam • Imam Hussein, Leader of the Martyrs • The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad (the Imam Ali). (He also wrote this book in Arabic and named it Amir al-Mu'minin) == Mission ==

Imam Chirri's goal was to spread Islam in a country that had not known it and to a community that he felt was starving for it. The sizable Muslim community in the Dearborn/Detroit metro area can serve as an example of his influence. == Biography ==

Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri was born in Lebanon to a Shi’a Muslim family. He was a graduate of the theological seminary of Najaf in Iraq. He then traveled to the United States of America in 1948 . == Building the Islamic Center of Detroit ==

In 1959, Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri traveled to the United Arab Republic (Egypt) to meet with President Gamal Abdel Nasser to seek financial assistance in building a new mosque in America. The Islamic Center of Detroit (which would later be renamed the Islamic Center of America) opened its doors in 1962. ==See also==