Mohammad Ali Araki

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Mohammad Ali Araki

Mohammad Ali Araki ( listen ? / I ; * December 22, 1894 in Arak ; † November 29, 1994 in Qom ) was a Shiite clergyman with the title " Grand Ayatollah ". Audio file / audio sample

Life

Araki, who lived in Qom and taught until his death, was a silent opponent of Khomeini's principle of governorship of the legal scholars . After his death, Ali Chamenei tried to take over the vacant post of Grand Ayatollah. The clergy in Qom were opposed to this application until finally Khamenei renounced it with the words "The title is not important to me."

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ahlolbait.com
  2. ↑ Katajun Amirpur : The depoliticization of Islam. Ergon, Würzburg 2003, p. 54.
personal data
SURNAME Araki, Mohammad Ali
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian clergyman, Shiite Grand Ayatollah
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Arak
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1994
Place of death Qom