Seyed Abdol Javad Alamolhoda (: 1930 – 20 August 2020) was an Iranian

ayatollah Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیت‌الله, āyatollāh) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Etymology The title is originally derived from ...

. He is the older brother of

Ahmad Alamolhoda Sayyid Ahmad Alamolhoda (also Alam Olhoda or Alam al-Hoda; fa, احمد علم‌الهدی; born September 1, 1944) is an Iranian Shia Islamic cleric who has been described as "senior" and "ultra conservative" and "hardline." His rank has been g ...

, the

Friday prayer In Islam, Friday prayer or Congregational prayer ( ar, صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, ') is a prayer (''ṣalāt'') that Muslims hold every Friday, after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer. Muslims ordinarily pray five times each day accordin ...

leader in

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province and has a po ...

. He was also the founder of Al-Qaim Seminary in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

Biography

Alamolhoda was born into a religious family in Mashhad, son of Seyed Ali Alamolhoda. While attending school he learnt the Quran along with his other studies. At the age of 14, in 1944, he went to

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

to attend the

Qom Seminary The Qom Seminary () is the largest Islamic seminary (''hawza'') in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi in Qom. It trains Usuli scholars. History Although big Shi'a academies existed in Qom dating back as early ...

to begin his Islamic studies. While in Qom he was taught by Ruhollah Khomeini,

Hossein Borujerdi Grand Ayatollah Seyyed, Sayyid Hossein Ali Tababataei Borujerdi (Luri language, Luri/ fa, آیت الله العظمی سید حسین طباطبایی بروجردی; 23 March 1875 – 30 March 1961) was a leading Iran, Iranian Shia Islam, Shia ...

Mohammad Hadi al-Milani Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Milani (; ; July 1, 1895 – August 7, 1975) was an Iraqi-Iranian marja'. al-Milani was also active in political and social affairs. When he moved to Mashhad, the Islamic seminary of Mashhad flourished. He cont ...

, Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi, and Morteza Haeri Yazdi After spending many years in Qom, he left to Tehran where he established the Al-Qaim Seminary in 1969. During the events leading to the

1979 Iranian revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

, he was in contact with Khomeini, as he wrote 10 letters to him. In the 70's, he went to

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

to visit Khomeini, where he delivered secret messages regarding people revolting against the

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

. He was also interrogated by

SAVAK SAVAK ( fa, ساواک, abbreviation for ''Sâzemân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniat-e Kešvar'', ) was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. SAVAK operated from 1957 until prim ...

, and was banned from giving

Khutbahs ''Khutbah'' ( ar, خطبة ''khuṭbah'', tr, hutbe) serves as the primary formal occasion for public preaching in the Islamic tradition. Such sermons occur regularly, as prescribed by the teachings of all legal schools. The Islamic tradition ...

(lectures) on the

Minbar A minbar (; sometimes romanized as ''mimber'') is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam (leader of prayers) stands to deliver sermons (, '' khutbah''). It is also used in other similar contexts, such as in a Hussainiya where the speaker sits and ...

(pulpit).

Works

* International Zionism * Hajj * Scientific Knowledge of the Quran * A Treatise on Islamic Beliefs in the Shiite Religion * The Effectiveness of Asking for Forgiveness * Lectures of Ayatollah Borujerdi * Lectures on Jurisprudence of Ayatollah Khomeini * The Fish of this World * al-Jabr al-Ikhtiyar

Death

Abdol Javad passed away on Thursday morning 20 August 2020 in Tehran. His funeral prayers took place in the

Shahid Motahhari High School Shaheed Motahhari High School () is a college preparatory high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran. It is named after the Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari Iranian scholar, cleric, University lecturer, and politician. History The school w ...

, the prayers were led by Mohammed Emami-Kashani. His body was then transferred to

, where he would be buried next to Imam Reza Shrine. Notable Iranian figures were present, including President

Ebrahim Raisi Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati ( fa, سید ابراهیم رئیس‌الساداتی; born 14 December 1960), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi ( fa, ابراهیم رئیسی ), is an Iranian principlist politician, Muslim jurist, and the eighth ...

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president ...

also sent a message of condolences.{{Cite web, title=پیام تسلیت رهبر معظم انقلاب در پی درگذشت آیت‌الله حاج سیدجواد علم‌الهدی - آنا, url=https://khabarban.com/a/29071290, access-date=2022-01-25, website=khabarban.com Alahmhoda_Funeral

References

1930 births 2020 deaths People from Mashhad Iranian ayatollahs

Biography

Works

Death

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