Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani (March 20, 1899 – December 9, 1993) was an Iranian Shia Muslim and ''

marja' Marji ( ar, مرجع, transliteration: ''marjiʿ''; plural: ''marājiʿ''), literally meaning "source to follow" or "religious reference", is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority giv ...

'' scholar and was born in 1899 in Gogad village near the city of

Golpaygan Golpayegan ( fa, گلپایگان, Golpāyegān; also known as Shahr-e Golpāyegān meaning "City of Golpayegan") is a city and capital of Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 217,849, in 44,263 fami ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. He was taught preliminary studies by his father, Mohammad Bagher. At the age of 9, his father died, and he moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies. He was one of the highest-ranking Islamic clergies to participate in the

Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

of 1979, and a one-time serious contender to succeed

Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...

in the

1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election In the 1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election the Assembly of Experts members voted to choose the second Supreme Leader of Iran. The election was held on June 4, 1989, the morning after Ruhollah Khomeini's death and Ali Khamenei was elected as his s ...

. However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor,

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 o ...

Family and early life

Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani's father Sayyed Muhammad Bagher was a great scholar who made sure his son learned primary education and religious sciences under great masters. At the age of 20, he moved to Arak to study under

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 ...

and became one of his most noteworthy students. After completing his education and achieving high scientific and spiritual positions, he started teaching and went on to become one of the most important masters of his time. After Ha'eri Yazdi and Ayatollah

Mohammad Taghi Khansari Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monothe ...

founded the

hawza A hawza ( ar, حوزة) or ḥawzah ʿilmīyah ( ar, حوزة علمیة) is a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated. The word ''ḥawzah'' is found in Arabic as well as the Persian language. In Arabic, the word means "to hold so ...

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

, he moved there and delivered lectures in the Islamic Seminary.Biographie
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Masters

The following are his main masters: # Seyyed Muhammad Hasan Khansari # Ayatollah Haeri # Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Golpayegani

His temporary masters

# Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Golpayegani # Ayatollah Muhammad Reza Masjed Shahi Isfahani # Mirza Naini # Allameh

Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani Mohammad Hossein Gharavi Esfahani also known as Kumpani () (1879-1942) was an Iraqi-Iranian Shia Scholar, philosopher, jurist and poet. Early life and family He was born on 2 Muharram 1296 AH (1879) in Kadhimiya, Iraq. He was the son of Mo ...

# Ayatollah Borujerdi # Muhaqeq Iraqi # Seyyed Abul Hasan Isfahani # Sheykh Abul Qasem Kabi

His students

After the death of "Ayatollah Abdul Karim Haeri" many students and scholars participated in methodology (Osul) classes of Ayatollah Golpayegani: # The late Ayatollah Murteza Haeri # The late Sheikh Muhammad Fakour # Martyr Murteza Mutahari # Martyr Seyyed Muhammad Ali Qazi # Martyr Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti # Martyr Mufatteh # Martyr Qoddusi # Martyr Shah Abaadi # Ayatollah Meshkini # Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani # Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati # Ayatollah Ostadi # Ayatollah Kharazi # Ayatollah Tuiserkani # Ayatollah Salawati

Works

He wrote many treatises and books about Jurisprudence and Islam, among them: * The book of Hajj in 3 volumes * The Guiding for whom Have Velayah * The book of Judgment * The book of witnesses * Noted on Qrvah Al Vosqa * Notes on ways of saving * Issues of hajj * Treatise on non-distorting of the Holy Quran * The praying of Jumah day

Death

Ayatollah Golpayegani died in 1993 in Qom near the Shrine of Hazrate Masoumeh.

References

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