Asadullah Boroujerdi () was a prominent 19th century
Muslim
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clergy member born in the city of
Boroujerd.
Children
His eldest child was Mirza Dawood. His other three children were Mirza Ziaeddin, Mirza Askari and Mirza Mohammad Mehdi. All were among the prominent clerics of their time. Boroujerdi married the daughter of scholar Mirza
Qom
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i and had three children with her, Jamaluddin Muhammad, Fakhr al-Din Muhammad and Nureddin Muhammad, all of whom received their highest clergy ranks from Boroujerdi.
Students
During his time,
Boroujerd became a center for religious studies, and many students attended his lectures. The following are the names of his most famous disciples:
* Sheikh Abdul Rahim Boroujerdi
* Sheikh Muhammad Rahimi Boroujerdi
* Syed Zia-ud-Din Boroujerdi
*
Morteza Ansari
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* Mullah Ahmad Khansari
* Mulla Muhammad Taqi Gulpaigani
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Agha Bozorg Tehrani
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*
Muhammad Hasan Ashtiyani
References
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Iranian Shia scholars of Islam
Iranian Shia clerics