Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani ( fa, فتح‌الله غروی اصفهانی;‎ 1850–1920) was a Persian cleric and rebel.

Early life

He was the child of Mohammad Javad Namazi, the ''Marja'' of

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

. He studied at the

Isfahan Seminary The Isfahan Seminary is one of the oldest Seminary, seminaries in Isfahan, Iran. Currently, more than 40 schools in Isfahan province are under the supervision of the ''Management Center of Isfahan Seminary'' and the leadership of the supreme autho ...

, the same Mashhad seminary that taught Mirza Hassan Nasrallah Madras, Ibrahim Boroujerdi, and Seyed Morteza Haeri. He returned to Isfahan in 1878.

Career

After the death of Muhammad Taqi Shirazi, he led an uprising against Iraqi and British influence in Iran.

Teaching

In 1896, he went to

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red ...

on the

Hajj The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...

where he had discussions with

Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...

scholars. His most important lessons were on:Life Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi (RA), Mohammad Vaez Zadeh, Page 208 213. * Higher education jurisprudence * Commentary and Quranic sciences * Philosophy and theology

Professors

* Mirza Mohammad Hashim khansari
* Mullah Haider Ali Isfahani * Nasrallah Madras * Sheikh Mohammed Sadiq Tonekaboni * Mullah Ahmad Sabzevari * Sheikh Abdol javad Khorasani * Mohammad Taqi heravi * Mohammad Rahimi Boroujerdi * Mirza Habibollah rashti

Students

* Sayed Hadi Hosseini Shirazi * Sayed Mohammad Taghi khansari * Mirza Abu'l-Qasem Zanjani *

Agha Zia Addin Araghi Zia'eddin Araghi also known as Agha Zia'eddin Araghi ( fa, آقا ضیاء الدین عراقی) was an eminent Shia jurist, Usuli and Mujtahid during the flourishing the Usul Fiqh in Ja'fari school in Shia after Muhammad Baqir Behbahani. Fam ...

Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Hossein Ali Tababataei Borujerdi (Luri/ fa, آیت الله العظمی سید حسین طباطبایی بروجردی; 23 March 1875 – 30 March 1961) was a leading Iranian Shia Marja' in Iran from approximately 1947 t ...

Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi ( fa, عبدالکریم حائری یزدی; ar, عبد الكريم الحائري اليزدي ; 1859 – 30 January 1937) was a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar and marja. He was the founder of a ...

Muhammad Hujjat Kuh-Kamari Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kooh Kamari was a contemporary Iranian Muslim Faqīh and a Twelver Marja' who was in charge of the administration of the Qom Seminary for ten years. He was born on 17 March 1893 and died on 19 January 1953. He was a promi ...

Shahab al-Din Mar'ashi Najafi Shahab ad-Din Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi (July 21, 1897 – August 29, 1990) ( ar, اية الله العظمى السيد شهابالدين الحسينى المرعشى نجفى) was an Iraqi Shia ''Grand Ayatollah'' and Marja'. Educat ...

Muhsin al-Hakim Muhsin al-Tabatabaei al-Hakim ( ar, محسن الطباطبائي الحكيم; 31 May 1889 – 2 June 1970) was an Iraqi Shia religious authority. He became the leading marja' of Najaf in 1946 after the death of Abu al-Hasan al-Isfahani, and ...

* Muhammad-Amin al-Imami al-Khu'i

Death

Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani died in 1920 due to coronary artery disease. In the courtyard of the

Imam Ali Mosque The Sanctuary of Imām 'Alī ( ar, حَرَم ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ , Ḥaram al-ʾImām ʿAlī), also known as the Mosque of 'Alī ( ar, مَسْجِد عَلِيّ, Masjid ʿAlī), located in Najaf, Iraq, is a mosque which many Musl ...

in Razavi, he was buried in one of the eastern stands.

References

{{authority control Iranian grand ayatollahs 1850 births 1920 deaths Burials at Imam Ali Mosque Pupils of Muhammad Kadhim Khorasani