Both of his parents are from the distinguished clerical al-Shirazi family that emigrated from Shiraz to Karbala in the 19th century.
[5] Al-Shirazi wasn't really affiliated with any of his marja' brothers, in fact ever since the inception of his religious education, he held relatively differing views to them, and took under the wing of Khomeini throughout the majority of his stay in Iraq.
[4] Due to family ties, and his differences on Islamic philosophy with Khomeini, al-Shirazi naturally became affiliated with his brother.
[4] On 20 February 2009, Shia pilgrims gathered in Medina, at the al-Baqi' cemetery, to mark the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's death.
[11] Al-Shirazi released a very strong statement in the form a video, attacking the Saudi government, and King Abdullah personally.
Al-Shirazi and his student, controversial Kuwaiti cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh Yasser al-Habib, were accused of provoking terror attacks against Sunni mosques, as a reaction to the al-Baqi' incident and the bombings (2006 and 2007) of the Askariayn shrine.
"[15]Al-Shirazi adopted an insulting rhetoric towards Iran’s politicians and their supporters and is never hesitant of using obscene language towards his political rivals and opponents from different Islamic sects.
Some of his works include: Al-Shirazi is married to the daughter of Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmed Khatami, a contemporary of his father.