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Abdul Fattah Nawab
Seyyed Abdul Fattah Nawab ( fa, سید عبدالفتاح نواب) (also: Abdulfattah Nawab) (born: 1957, Shahreza, Isfahan) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric who has been recently appointed as the new representative of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist in the affairs of Hajj and pilgrimage by the decree of Iran's Supreme leader, Seyyed Ali Khamenei; Nawab, also has the record of activity in the Be'seh of Iran's Supreme leader. Seyyed Abdul Fattah Nawab was born in 1957 in the city of Shahreza (Isfahan), and commenced his Hawzah education in that city; Later on, he departed to Qom to continue his education, and entered Qom Seminary. Teachers Amongst Seyyed Abdul-Fattah Nawab's teachers are: * Mohammad Fazel Lankarani * Mousa Shubairi Zanjani * Kazem al-Haeri * Hussein-Ali Montazeri * Jawad Tabrizi * Abdollah Javadi-Amoli * Morteza Motahhari * Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli * Gholam-Reza Salavati * Mohammad-Taqi Sotudeh * Ali Ahmadi Miyanji * Yahya Ansari Shirazi * Ali Meshkini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Khamenei
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنهای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja''' and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is the longest serving head of state in the Middle East, as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. According to his official website, Khamenei was arrested six times before being sent into exile for three years during Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign. After the Iranian revolution overthrowing the shah, he was the target of an attempted assassination in June 1981 that paralysed his right arm. Khamenei was one of Iran's leaders during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s, and developed close ties with the now powerful Revolutionary Guards which he controls, and whose commanders are elected and dismissed by him. The Revolutionary Guards have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyyed Ali Qazi Askar And Seyyed Abdol-Fattah Navab
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatima and his cousin and son-in-law Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib). While in the early islamic period the title Al-Sayyid was applied on all the members of the of banu hashim, the tribe of Muhammad. But later on the title was made specific to those of Hasani and Hussaini descent, Primarily by the Fatimid Caliphs. Female ''sayyids'' are given the titles ''sayyida'', ''syeda'', ''alawiyah'' . In some regions of the Islamic world, such as in Iraq, the descendants of Muhammad are given the title ''amīr'' or ''mīr'', meaning "aristocrats", "commander", or "ruler". In Shia Islam the son of a non Sayyid father and a Sayyida mother claim the title Mirza. In Sunni Islam a person being a descendant of Muhammad, of either maternal or pate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Islamic Development Organization
The Islamic advertisement Organization (Persian: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی ایران) is an Iranian religious and cultural organization. It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and is under the supervision of the Supreme Leader. This organization was originally created in the summer of 1982 to promote the ideologies of the Islamic Republic. History It was formed after the revolution based on the decree of the 1st Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. in 1981. The Organization is an independent legal entity managed by the supreme leader of Iran. Name The initial name of the Islamic Development Organization was "The Institution of Islamic Development Council" (Persian: نهاد شورای عالی تبلیغات اسلامی). This was later changed to "Islamic Development Organization" on 3r April 1989. Chiefs Ahmad Jannati was the first chief. He was succeeded by Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi for ten years, followed by Seyyed Mahd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyyed Ali Qazi Askar
Seyyed Ali Qazi Askar ( fa, سید علی قاضی عسکر, born 26 May 1954, Isfahan) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric who was appointed as the representative of Iran's supreme leader and the superintendent of Iranian Hujjaj (Hajis) by the decree of Seyyed Ali Khamenei; and was in action at the mentioned position for approximately 10 years (since 2009 to 2019). By the decree of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ali Ghazi Askar was appointed as the custodian of the shrine of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani and its affiliates -- on 27 March 2022. This Shia Ayatollah passed his education period in diverse sections in Isfahan and Qom, and received his doctoral equivalent (second period paper of "Kharej") in 1995. Qazi Askar was also appointed as the temporary Imam of Friday Prayer in Isfahan in 1998, and was active there for 5 years. He also had responsibility at the Bese (Persian: بعثه) of Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini and Seyyed Ali Khamenei. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajj And Pilgrimage Organization (Iran)
Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization ( fa, سازمان حج و زیارت) of Iran was founded in 1979 and before that Hajj was managed by Ministry of Interior. In Iran, this organization is subset of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Also, the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization is government organization and goals determine with Iran's policies, thoughts of Ruhollah Khomeini, guidelines of the Supreme Leader, and president. Saeed Owhadi was head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and before that worked in another part of this organization. He is a graduate of Sharif University of Technology and California State University, Long Beach. Previous head of the organization was Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi. Ali Reza Rashidian is the current head of the organization who was appointed on 5 December 2018. In January 2016, after executions of Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, leader Shia in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia embassy in Tehran. After this event, Saudi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Meshkini
Ali Akbar Feiz Aleni ( fa, علیاکبر فیض آلنی; 2 December 1921 – 30 July 2007), better known as Ali Meshkini, was an Iranian cleric and politician. Life Meshkini was an Iranian Azerbaijani born in a village near Meshkin Shahr and the Sabalan mountain. He was born as ''Āli'', but preferred the pronunciation ''Ali'' during his career. He succeeded Ayatollah Montazeri as chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts after the latter was ousted. The Assembly of Experts selects the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervises his activities. Meshkini chaired the commission that drafted the amendment of 1989 to the 1979 constitution of Iran. Within the commission, he also chaired one of its four committees, the one tasked with drafting amendments that would strengthen the judiciary. As such, he was an influential force in changing the leadership of the judiciary from a triumvirate, the Supreme Judicial Council, to an individual in 1989. He was the author of many books on I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli
Hassan Hasanzadeh Amoli ( fa, حسن حسنزاده آملی, 12 February 1929 – 25 September 2021) was an Iranian Shi'ite theologian known for his mystical tendencies and Islamic philosophy. He was among clerics who overcomed the traditional opposition to teaching philosophy courses at Shi'ite seminaries. He wrote many books in philosophy, mysticism, mathematics, astronomy, Persian and Arabic literature.He interpreted the Islamic philosophical tradition in a similar way to Mulla Sadra, which is a reconciliation of religion, reason and mysticism. His books include ''Sharh fusus al-hikam'', ''Tashih nahj al-balagha'', ''Insan dar 'urf-i 'irfan'', ''Tashih kalila wa dimna''. He died on Saturday, 25 September 2021, at the age of 92. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei offered prayers on his body. Hassanzadeh Amoli was elected as a "Immortal figures of Iran" in 2003. Hasanzadeh-Amoli was father-in-law of Iranian conservative politician Baqer Larijani. Biography Allame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morteza Motahhari
Morteza Motahhari ( fa, مرتضی مطهری, also Romanized as "Mortezā Motahharī"; 31 January 1919 – 1 May 1979) was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, philosopher, lecturer. Motahhari is considered to have an important influence on the ideologies of the Islamic Republic, among others. He was a co-founder of Hosseiniye Ershad and the Combatant Clergy Association (''Jāme'e-ye Rowhāniyat-e Mobārez''). He was a disciple of Ruhollah Khomeini during the Shah's reign and formed the Council of the Islamic Revolution at Khomeini's request. He was chairman of the council at the time of his assassination. Biography Early life Motahhari was born in Fariman. The year of birth is uncertain; with some sources giving 1919 and others giving it as 1920. He attended the Hawza of Qom from 1944 to 1952 and then left for Tehran. His grandfather was an eminent religious scholar in Sistan province and since he traveled with his family to Khorasan Province, there is little information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdollah Javadi-Amoli
Abdollah Javadi Amoli ( fa, عبدالله جوادی آملی; born ) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He is a conservative and principlist Iranian politician, philosopher and one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Hawza. The official website for his scientific foundation, Isra, states that his ideas and views have been guidance to the Islamic Republic of Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and that "his strategic and enlightening guidance" has been "extremely constructive" during the past three decades. He is known as one of the biggest critics of the banking system in Iran. Early life He was born in 1933 in Amol, north of Iran to a clerical family. After finishing elementary school he joined Amol seminary in 1946 to seek religious studies. His father, Mirza Abul Hassan Vaez Javadi Amoli, was one of the scholars of Amol city. Scholarly career For five years, he studied the preliminary seminary courses as well as part of the intermediate courses under the supervis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawad Tabrizi
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mirza Jawad Kubar Tabrizi ( fa, ; 1926 – November 20, 2006) was an Iranian Shia marja'. Tabrizi was another prominent student of the late grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, and one of the leading religious authorities that came to light after the death of al-Khoei. Early life and education Tabrizi was born in Tabriz, to Ali Kubar, a merchant, and Fatima Sultan. He claimed descent to the Prophet Muhammad through his mother, who was a Sayyida. Education He began his academic education in school, and completed his matriculation in Tabriz. However, he did ended up changing his mind, and going to the Islamic seminary. His family were not encouraging, since at that time, the government of Pahlavi dynasty was continuously pressuring the clerical class of the country. However, his family eventually accepted his fact, and Tabrizi began his Islamic education. He travelled to Qom in 1948, and studied under the thriving seminary under the spiritual g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri ( fa, حسینعلی منتظری ; 24 September 1922 – 19 December 2009) was an Iranian Shia Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, writer and human rights activist. He was one of the leaders of the Iranian Revolution and one of the highest-ranking authorities in Shīʿite Islam. He was once the designated successor to the revolution's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, but they had a falling-out in 1989 over government policies that Montazeri claimed infringed on people's freedom and denied them their rights, especially after the 1988 mass execution of political prisoners. Montazeri spent his later years in Qom and remained politically influential in Iran, but was placed in house arrest in 1997 for questioning "the unaccountable rule exercised by the supreme leader", Ali Khamenei, who succeeded Khomeini in his stead. He was known as the most knowledgeable senior Islamic scholar in Iran and a ''grand marja'' (religious a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
