Sheikh Nasrallah Shah-Abadi , (24 September 1930 – 12 March 2018) was an Iranian

Ayatollah Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیت‌الله, āyatollāh) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Etymology The title is originally derived from ...

. He represented the people of Tehran Province in the Fifth term of the Assembly of Experts.

Early life and education

Nasrallah was born on 24 September 1930 in Qom to a religious family. His father, Mohammd Ali Shah-Abadi was a Grand Ayatollah (

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 ...

Nasrallah attended Tawfiq Elementary School in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

for his primary education, then in 1941 he pursued his Religious education in Tehran. While in Tehran he was taught by several people, such as Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani and others. After the death of his father in 1949, he left Tehran for

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 ...

to pursue his Islamic Studies in

Qom Seminary The Qom Seminary () is the largest Islamic seminary (''hawza'') in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi in Qom. It trains Usuli scholars. History Although big Shi'a academies existed in Qom dating back as early ...

. While in Qom he was taught by many big scholars such as Hossein Borujerdi, Mohammad Ali Araki, and others. Eventually, in 1952, he went to Najaf to attend the Hawza Najaf for advanced Islamic Studies (Darse Kharej). While there, he gained

Ijtihad ''Ijtihad'' ( ; ar, اجتهاد ', ; lit. physical or mental ''effort'') is an Islamic legal term referring to independent reasoning by an expert in Islamic law, or the thorough exertion of a jurist's mental faculty in finding a solution to a le ...

when he was around 30, and mastered several subjects such as

Fiqh ''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh. The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...

(Islamic Jurisprudence),

Islamic philosophy Islamic philosophy is philosophy that emerges from the Islamic tradition. Two terms traditionally used in the Islamic world are sometimes translated as philosophy—falsafa (literally: "philosophy"), which refers to philosophy as well as logic, ...

Tafsir Tafsir ( ar, تفسير, tafsīr ) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' ( ar, مُفسّر; plural: ar, مفسّرون, mufassirūn). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, in ...

(Interpretation of Quran), and others. He benefited from several big scholars in Najaf such as

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ar, أبو القاسم الموسوي الخوئي; fa, ; November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was an Iranian- Iraqi Shia marja'. Al-Khoei is considered one of the most influential t ...

, Muhsin al-Hakim and others. He was there when

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 ...

arrived, and with his brother Ruhollah Shah-Abadi, they attended his classes in Najaf.

Teachers

Here is a list of some of the teachers of Nasrallah Shah-Abadi. * Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani * Mirza Abolhassan Sha'rani * Haj Agha Mostafa Masjid Jamei * Seyed Sadr al-Din Razavi Qomi * Seyed Mohammad Ali Lavasani * Sheikh Hassan Zahir al-Dini * Sheikh Hossein Kani * Seyed Hassan Ahmadi Alunabadi * Mirza Abolfazl Najmabadi * Mirza Hedayatullah Vahid Golpayegani * Sheikh Abbas Abbas Tehrani * Seyed Mohammad Kazem Assar * Hossein Borujerdi *

Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kooh 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 ...

* Seyed Mohammad Taqi Khonsari * Sheikh Abbas Ali Shahroudi * Seyed Ali Beheshti * Seyed Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei * Seyed Muhsin al-Hakim * Sheikh Hossein al-Hilli * Seyed Abd al-Hadi al-Shirazi * Seyed Ruhollah Khomeini

Life after education

In 1970, with the request of

, he travelled to

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to help establish teaching seminaries and work with the Shia in Pakistan. However, after only spending several months there, he had gotten

Malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...

and went to Iran to receive treatment. After receiving treatment in Iran, he was put on a travel-ban by the

Pahlavi regime The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...

and was not allowed to travel back to Pakistan, nor back to Najaf. While in Iran, he would spend his time in Tehran and Qom offering prayers and teaching in seminaries. Leading up to the

1979 Iranian 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 dynas ...

, he was active and protested against the

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

. After the revolution, he remained dedicated to teaching Islam, as well as actively engaging in charity work around Iran. He was voted by the people of Tehran Province in the

2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election The fifth Iranian Assembly of Experts election were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect the members of the Assembly of Experts. All 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, who are known as mujtahids, are directly elected. The elections had b ...

to represent them in the Assembly of Experts. He held that position until his death. Shahabadi

Death

On 16 February 2018 Nasrallah was admitted to

Baghiyyatollah al-Azam Military Hospital The Baghiyyatollah al-Azam Military Hospital ( fa, بیمارستان بقیةالله) is a military hospital in Mulla Sadra Street in Vanak, Tehran, Iran. The hospital has ties with the Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Baqiyatallah ...

due to diabetic ulcers, as well as clogged arteries in his legs which led to respiratory arrest. He died on 12 March 2018 while in hospital. He was buried in

Fatima Masumeh Shrine The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh ( fa, حرم فاطمه معصومه translit. ''haram-e fateme-ye masumeh'') is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the ...

in Qom; his funeral prayers were led by

Mousa Shubairi Zanjani Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mousa Shubairi Zanjani ( fa, موسی شبیری زنجانی, ar, موسی الشبيري الزنجاني, born March 2, 1928) is an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. Biography He was born in Qom to Sayyid Ahmed Shubairi Z ...

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 ...

also sent a letter of condolence on his passing to his family.{{Cite web, last=Khamenei, first=Ali, title=Message of Condolence on the Passing of Ayatollah Shahabadi, url=https://farsi.khamenei.ir/newspart-index?tid=15418, access-date=2022-01-31, website=Khamenei.ir, language=fa

References

1930 births 2018 deaths Members of the Assembly of Experts People from Mazandaran Province Iranian ayatollahs

Early life and education

Teachers

Life after education

Death

See also

References