Assad-Allah Imani (), (or Asadullah Imani) (11 May 1947 – 7 May 2018) was an

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scholar, who was a member of

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, and also the Imam of Prayer in

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Family and life

Assad-Allah Imani was born in the city of Kazeroun (

Fars province Fars Province or Pars Province, also known as Persis or Farsistan (فارسستان), is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...

) in a religious family, and his family was known for "professing Islam". His ancestor was Karbalayi-Assadollah, and his father was Muhammad Sadeq Imani. Imani passed his elementary school at the city of Kazeroun; he also passed the first three years of

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primary lessons by the side of his city's scholars. In 1962, he departed for

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, and was educated by the sides of scholars such as

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and

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Teachers

Among his teachers, are: * Mohammad-Taqi Sotudeh * Salavati * Hossein Shab-Zendedar *

* Mostafa Etemadi * Seyyed Mohammad-Baqer Soltani Tabatabai * Seyyed Mohammad Mohaqeq Damad *

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* Seyyed Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani * Yahya Ansari *

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* Abdu-Rahim Rabani Shirazi Etc.

Works

This Shia cleric,Ayatollah Imani resigned
pana.ir Retrieved 21 May 2020 presented several compilations, amongst them are: * A thesis on

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* A thesis on Erth (inheritance) * A thesis in Taqqiah * A thesis in Amr-be-Ma'ruf * Participation in set/collection of Tafsir-Nemouneh And so on.

References

{{Reflist Representatives of the supreme leader in the provinces of Iran Representatives of the supreme leader People from Kazerun Members of the Assembly of Experts Iranian Shia clerics 1947 births 2018 deaths Religious leaders from Shiraz

Family and life

Teachers

Works

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