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Qorban Ali Kaboli
Grand Ayatullah Qorban Ali Mohaqiq Kabuli (Persian language, Persian: آیتالله العظمى قربان على محقق كابلى) was a Twelver Shia Marja' in Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Hazara people, Hazara. Biography Early life He was born in the village of Turkman Valley, Turkman in Parwan Province, Parwan in north west of Kabul Province, Kabul. He started basic religious schooling, at the age of seven, by learning Koran and religion related books in Persian language. He got involved deep in Islamic beliefs, literature, logic, jurisprudence and sciences after he joined local religious schools. Later, he went to Kabul where educational resources were limited and the political situation was not ideal, either. Then, for further studies, he left Afghanistan for Iran. In the Solar year 1332, he went to Najaf Iraq to study. Life in Najaf His higher education started in 1332 (solar) in Najaf, his teachers were Ayatullah Abdul Ali Sabzevari, Sheikh Kazim Tabrezi, Sayed Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Ayatollah
Marji ( ar, مرجع, transliteration: ''marjiʿ''; plural: ''marājiʿ''), literally meaning "source to follow" or "religious reference", is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority given by a hawzah to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and lower-ranking clerics. The highest ranking ''marjiʿ'' is known as the ''marja al-mutlaq'' or ''marja al-taqlid al-mutlaq''. Sources differ as to when the institution of the marja˓ emerged, with Murtadha al-Ansari (d. 1864) and Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (d. 940 or 941 CE) both being called the first marja'. Title Currently, maraji' are accorded the title ''Grand Ayatollah'' ( ar, آية الله العظمی ''ʾĀyatullāh al-ʿUẓmā''). Previously, the titles of Allamah (such as Allameh Tabatabaei, Allameh Majlesi, Allameh Hilli) and Imam (such as Imam Khomeini, Imam Rohani, Imam Shirazi and Imam Sadr) have also been used. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |