Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri Isfahani (Arabic: حسين المظاهري الأصفهاني; born 16 November 1933) is a senior Iranian Twelver Shia Marja.[1][2][3] He was also a member of the Third Assembly of Experts.
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| Personal | |
| Born | 16 November 1933 |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Isfahan, Iran |
| Post | Grand Ayatollah |
| Website | Official Website |
Biography
editGrand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri was born in Isfahan in 1933. At the age of 14, he moved to Isfahan Seminary to start his religious studies. Five years later, he moved to Qom to complete his studies. In Qom he studied in Seminars of Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi and Imam Khomeini. Ayatollah Marashi Najafi, Allamah Tabatabei and Mohaqeq Damad were also among his teachers.[4] He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Isfahan, Iran.[5][6][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Asian recorder. Vol. 44. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1998. p. xcix.
- ^ "List of Maraji (2017)". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Official website
- ^ "Biography in Persian". Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ "Al Mazaheri". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
- ^ Grand Ayatollah views about Ayatollah Mazaheri
- ^ His eminence Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri
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