Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani (20 March 1899[1] – December 9, 1993) was an Iranian Shia Islam cleric and marja [2] was born in 1899 in Gogad village near the city of Golpayegan Iran. Gogad village, near the city of Golpaygan, Iran. 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 of 1979, and a one-time serious contender to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989. However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor and current leader, Ali Khamenei.

Grand Ayatollah

Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani
Gulpaygani in 1991
TitleGrand Ayatollah
Personal
Born
Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani

(1899-03-20)March 20, 1899
Isfahan, Iran
DiedDecember 9, 1993(1993-12-09) (aged 94)
Qom, Iran
Resting placeFatima Masumeh Shrine
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
EraModern history
RegionShia Islam
Main interest(s)Jurisprudence
Muslim leader

Family and Early Life

Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani's father Sayyed Muhammad Bagher was a great scholar.[3] who made sure his son learned primary education and religious sciences under great masters.[4] At the age of 20, he moved to Arak to study under Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi and became one of his most noteworthy students.[5] 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 founded the hawza of Qom, he moved there and delivered lectures in the Islamic Seminary.[6]

Masters

The following are his main masters:

  1. Seyyed Muhammad Hasan Khansari
  2. Ayatollah Haeri
  3. Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Golpayegani

His temporary masters
  1. Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Golpayegani
  2. Ayatollah Muhammad Reza masjed Shahi Isfahani
  3. Mirza Naini
  4. Allameh Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani
  5. Ayatollah Borujerdi
  6. Muhaqeq Iraqi
  7. Seyyed Abul Hasan Isfahani
  8. 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:

  1. The late Ayatollah Murteza Haeri
  2. The late Sheikh Muhammad Fakour
  3. Martyr Murteza Mutahari
  4. Martyr Seyyed Muhammad Ali Qazi
  5. Martyr Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti
  6. Martyr Mufatteh
  7. Martyr Qoddusi
  8. Martyr Shah Abaadi
  9. Ayatollah Meshkini
  10. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
  11. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati
  12. Ayatollah Ostadi
  13. Ayatollah Kharazi
  14. Ayatollah Tuiserkani
  15. 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.

See also

References
  1. Biography of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani serajnet.org
  2. biography of grand Ayatollah Golpayegani, Muhammad Mehid emami, Tehran , center of Documents of Islamic Revolution,2003
  3. biography of grand Ayatollah Golpayegani, Muhammad Mehid emami, Tehran , center of Documents of Islamic Revolution,2003,p.9
  4. .( Ansari Qommi, P.15, Ayatollah Golpaygani, foruqe Hedayat,1373 solar, 1994, the organization of Islamic Propaganda/ let me cry, the center of collection and publication of Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, Qom, Dar Al Quran Karim, Without history
  5. .( Ansari Qommi, 23-32)
  6. Biographie Salehin.com
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