Mortaza Ansari
Sheikh Mortaza Ansari (* 1799 ; † 1864 ) was a Shiite clergyman and from 1850 the first generally recognized highest authority of the Shiites .
Its theoretical foundations first led to the institution of the absolute source of imitation ( Mardschaʿ-e Taghlid ), which previously had no strictly structured hierarchy with the religious titles Marj, Mujtahid and Hodschatoleslam . Ansari did not comment on the politics of the day, but was strictly quietistic . He was the author of some thirty books and treatises, written in a legible style and in stark contrast to the dry and stifled language of the authors of the day. Ansari led the life of a true ascetic. Despite his tremendous reputation as the undisputed Marjah-e Taghlid, when he died his entire fortune was only three dinars and his two daughters were unable to pay for his funeral.
Web links
Mortaza Ansari . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)
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| SURNAME | Mortaza Ansari |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Islamic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1799 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1864 |