Hamid Touran

Sheikh Hamid Touran (Turkish: Şeyh Hamit Turan) (Persian: شیخ حمید توران‎) was prayer leader of mosque Zainabiyya in Istanbul and one of founder of Zainabiyya Group (the oldest Shiite group in Turkey).[1]

حمید توران
Hamid Touran
BornHabib
1951-03-25
Turkey [[Iğdır]]
Died2017-02-10
Halkali, Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeHalkali, Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationImam-i Mesjed-i Zainabiyya
LanguageTurkish, Azerbaijani, Persian, Arabic
NationalityTurkish
CitizenshipRepublic of Turkey
EducationMadrasa
Alma materJamiatun Najaf al-Diniyye
ChildrenMuhammed Cevad, Hüsniye, Hüseyin, Şehribanu, Nergis
Website
hamitturan.com

Biography

Hamid Touran has study seminary courses in the Tabriz (Iran) and Najaf (Iraq).

Activities

He was a co-founder of the group Zainabiyya oldest Shiite groups in Turkey.

  • The establishment of the mosque of Imam Ali, the largest Shiite mosque in Istanbul[2]
  • Create A Shia Muslim Association of Istanbul
  • Create The publication called Alamdar
  • Institute of Quran and progeny Istanbul
  • Create first publication of the Shia Istanbul called "Nourossaqaleyn"[3]

Imprisonment

He was sent to prison under the previous government of Turkey.[4]

Death

Hamid Touran was in coma state for 525 days under intensive care of Mehmet Akif's hospital and died on February 10, 2017.[5]

Reactions

Following his death, the Iranian Ambassador in Turkey,[6] the Islamic Coalition Party,[7] Hossein Ansarian,[8] Deputy of International World Assembly of Ahl al-Bayt[9] were issued Messages of condolence.

References
  1. "Protest in Zeynebiye in support for Hazaras (Photo)". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. "صحبتی با بانی مساجد شیعیان در استانبول" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. "گزارشی از وضع شیعیان ترکیه و کمبودهای پیش رو" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. "تشيیع پیکر بنیان‌گذار حرکت زینبیه در ترکیه" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. "نیانگذار قدیمی‌ترین گروه شیعی در ترکیه درگذشت" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. "سفیر ایران در ترکیه درگذشت" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. "حزب موتلفه اسلامی درگذشت بنیانگذار گروه زینبیه ترکیه را تسلیت گفت" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. "حجت‌الاسلام حاج شیخ حمید توران، برای اعتلای مکتب اهل‌بیت(ع) زحمات زیادی را متحمل شد" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. "پیام تسلیت معاون بین‌الملل مجمع جهانی اهل بیت(ع) در پی درگذشت امام جمعه مسجد زینبیه استانبول" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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