Mohammad Reza Golpayegani
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Golpayegani ( Persian سید محمدرضا گلپایگانی, DMG Seyyed Moḥammad-Reżā Golpāyegānī ; * 1899 ; † 1993 ) was a Shiite Grand Ayatollah who lived in seclusion in Qom , where he is buried in the prayer hall in the shrine of Fatima Masuma .
Golpayegani studied under Ayatollah Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi , who developed the city of Qom into the theological center of Iran . Golpayegani, who had a theological reputation over Ruhollah Khomeini , was reluctant to face the principle of the rule of one legal scholar developed by Khomeini and realized with the Islamic Revolution in 1979 . His quietistic attitude prevented political influence.
Web links
- Official biography ( memento from June 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Golpayegani, Mohammad Reza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Shiite Grand Ayatollah |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1899 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1993 |