Mahmud Taleghani
Ayatollah Mahmud Taleghani ( Persian محمود طالقانی, * 1911/1914 in Galird near Taleghan ; † September 9, 1979 ) was a Shiite alem and reform clergyman in Iran and an advocate of so-called "Islamic socialism".
Live and act
As an opponent of the Shah regime , Taleghani was arrested for the first time during the riots in Iran in June 1963 and sentenced to four years in prison. He was later arrested again for alleged disturbance and sentenced to six years in prison. He was released in October 1978 as part of a policy of national reconciliation by Prime Minister Jafar Sharif-Emami . Taleghani was considered one of the leaders of the Islamic revolution until Ruhollah Khomeini's return . He was also called the father of the revolutionaries or the father of the People's Mojahedin .
Taleghani was known for his programmatically progressive, left-wing stance. As chairman of the assembly of experts , he spoke out in favor of direct popular sovereignty. But his unexpected death - he had a conversation with the Soviet ambassador that evening - prevented him from asserting his views on the new form of government.
Hans-Peter Drögemüller quoted him as follows:
“A religion harshly imposed is worthless in the face of God, and therefore worthless to his people too. A veil forced on a woman is much worse than no veil at all. "
These views were opposed to those of the revolutionary leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. Therefore, in 1979 in Tehran the suspicion arose that Taleghani had been removed. Many said: " Beheschti killed Taleqani." The suspicion could neither be confirmed nor dispelled. Three days after Taleqani's death, the meeting of experts adopted Khomeini's principle of the rule of the chief legal scholar .
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Taleghani during Friday prayers on August 16, 1979
Friday prayer led by Taleghani on August 16, 1979 in Tehran a few days before his death
Taleghani with Ebrahim Yazdi , Sadegh Ghotbzadeh , Haschem Sabbaghian , Ahmad Sadr Haj-Seyyed-Javadi
literature
- Hans-Peter Drögemüller : Iranian diary. 5 years of revolution . Hamburg 1983. - ISBN 3-922611-51-6
Web links
- Ayatullah Sayyid Mahmud Taleqani on Special Site for Shia Studies Articles
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Peter Drögemüller: Iranisches Tagebuch. 5 years of revolution. Hamburg 1983
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taleghani, Mahmud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taleqani, Mahmoud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Shiite theologian and reform priest of Iran |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1911 or 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galird, Taleghan |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1979 |