Ayatollah Seyed ‘Abd al-Husayn Mousavi Dezfuli Najafi Lari ( fa, آیت الله سید عبدالحسین موسوی دزفولی نجفی لاری) (1226 in SH,

Najaf Najaf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), also known as Baniqia ( ar, بَانِيقِيَا), is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated popula ...

– 1303 in SH,

Jahrom Jahrom ( fa, جهرم, also known as Jahrūm) is a city and capital of Jahrom County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 141,634. Jahrom is the largest city in south of Fars Province and the second one in whole province. ...

), was one of the clergymen and jurists from South Iran who advocated creating a constitution and had a major role during the nomads’ war against British forces in First World War.

Living in Najaf

Seyed Abdol Hossein Moussavi Najafi Lari was originally from Dezful. He was born in 1847 in

. He completed his studies under the supervision of great scholars such as Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husseini Shirazi, Sheikh Mohammad Hossein Kazemi, and Mullah Lotfollah Mazandarani. At the age of twenty-two he achieved the theological rank (Ijtihad). He lived in Najaf for forty-five years and he was also considered as a professor at Najaf's Seminary."

Migration from Najaf to Lar

In the late

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...

era, intense conflicts and insecurity arising from its local rulers and politicians as well as tax abuses. Under the Elders

Larestan County Larestan County ( fa, شهرستان لارستان) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Lar. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Evaz County ...

area of

Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husseini Shirazi al-Mujadid al-Shirazi, ar, المجدد الشيرازي , birth_name = , birth_date = April 25, 1815 , birth_place = Shiraz, Qajar Iran , death_date = , death_place = Samarra, Ottoman Iraq , resting_ ...

, requested they send a Mojtahed to take control of the Muslim community in

. Therefore, with a view

, in 1309 AH Sayed Abdul Hussain,

left and traveled to

Important measures in Larestan

His association with the Fars and

Bushehr Bushehr, Booshehr or Bushire ( fa, بوشهر ; also romanised as ''Būshehr'', ''Bouchehr'', ''Buschir'' and ''Busehr''), also known as Bandar Bushehr ( fa, ; also romanised as ''Bandar Būshehr'' and ''Bandar-e Būshehr''), previously Antioc ...

revolutionary forces reflects his important and influential role in the Constitutional Revolution in Fars.

Students

* Sheikh Abdul Hamid Mohajeri *Sheikh Mohammad also known as Haji Molla Bashi * Mullah Ghulam reza Jahromi * Haji Mohammad Hashim Lari * Mullah Karbalai Mohammad

Juyom Juyom ( fa, جويم, also Romanized as Jūyom; also known as Juwūn, Jūyum, and Zhoyūm) is a city and capital of Juyom District, in Larestan County, Fars Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

i * Syed Abdul Hossein Mehri * Sheikh Zakaria Ansari * Syed Abdul al-baghi Shirazi * Seyed Morteza Mojtahed Ahromi

Death

Seyed Abdol Hossein lari fourth Friday of Shawwal 1342 AH (19 Ordibehesht 1303 SH) died and was buried after six years of stay in the

Travelogue of Haj Ayaz Khan Qashqai This travelogue is written by Haj Ayaz Khan, one of Qashqai khans. The Travel has happened in 1922 (April to December), from Iran to Saudi Arabia and Iraq in order to visit Islamic holly places. Importance This unique Iranian travelogue is writte ...

References

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