Mohammad Aghazadeh Khorasani

Mohammad Aghazadeh Khorasani (Persian: محمد آقازاده خراسانی‎) (born 1877, Najaf, Iran) was a Shia cleric from Iran, known for his scientific work published under pseudonyms such as Ayatollah Aghazadeh, Ayatollah Aghazadeh Najafi or Ayatollah Aghazadeh Khorasani.[1]

Biography

At 30 years old, he attended master classes in the holy city of Najaf and, later, at the order of his father, moved to Mashhad. He lived in Najaf for several years, where he studied among religious scholars, including Mohammad-Kazem Khorasani. He then moved back to Mashhad to teach jurisprudence. The most notable of his students was Mojtaba Qazvin, his brother Sheikh Hashem Qazvin and Hadi Kadkani. During the years he lived in Mashhad, in addition to political activities, teaching, and training students in the field, he was also the head of the Khorasan Seminary.[2][3]

Political activity

Some of his activities:[4]

  • Opposition to the reign of Reza Shah
  • Supporting the ulamas' opposition to the regime and its policies
  • Criticizing the government for borrowing from foreign governments
  • Dealing with the Democratic Party of Mashhad
  • Involved with the Goharshad Mosque uprising that led to Reza Shah's exile in Yazd

He was sentenced to death by a military court for the compulsory residence in Tehran and provoking protests among Iraqi Scholars.

Death

Khorasani died in 1937 in Rey, Iran, and his body was buried in the Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine in the garden of Parrot.

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See also

References
  1. hawzah. Great scholars.
  2. wikifeqh. Mirza Mohammad Aghazadeh Khorasani.
  3. "Leader appoints new officials of Khorasan Seminary". Tehran Times. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. bou. Mulla Mohammad Kazem Khorasani celebration of the congress,.
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