Gholam Hossein Tabrizi (; born 1924 in

Vayqan Vayqan () is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, ...

, died 1980 in

Mashhad Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...

) was an Iranian

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

. He is survived by his two sons,

Mohammad-Mehdi Abdekhodaei Mohammad-Mehdi Abdekhodaei () is an Iranian Iranian Principlists, conservative activist. Son of Gholam Hossein Tabrizi, Sheikh Gholamhosein Mojtahed-e Tabrizi, he had a lower-middle-class ''bazaari'' background and was a minor attendant in a smal ...

and Mohammad-Hadi Abdekhodaei.

Early life and career

Tabrizi was born Sheikh Gholam Hossein Tork in 1881 and grew up in a religious family in the city of

Shabestar County Shabestar County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the no ...

. He later received his higher education in

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

. Other contemporary figures like Sheikh

Mohammad Khiabani Shaikh Mohammad Khiābāni (, 1880–1920), sometimes spelled Khiyabani, also known as Shaikh Mohammad Khiābāni Tabrizi was an Iranian peoples, Iranian Shia cleric, political leader, and representative to the Majlis of Iran, parliament. He was ...

and

Ahmad Kasravi Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi (; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi, was a pre-eminent Iranian historian, jurist, linguist, theologian, a staunch secularist and intellectual. He was a professor of law at the University ...

were also studying at this time. Following his studies, Tabrizi began training at the

Najaf Seminary The Najaf Seminary (), also known as the al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyya (الحوزة العلمية), is the oldest and one of the most important Shia seminaries (hawza) in the world. It is located near the Imam Ali Shrine in the city of Najaf in Iraq, and ...

to become a Shia cleric. For many years he led Friday evening prayers at the seminary, gave interpretations of the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

at his house, and taught

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values ...

. He also helped Seyed Javad Khamenei with the establishment of another seminary.

Fada'iyan-e Islam

The Mashhad branch of

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was headed by Tabrizi. He and other administrators and teachers led Quran interpretation sessions on Friday afternoons. The group also led provincial forums and sent letters and telegrams in support of

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Death

Tabrizi died in 1980 at the age of 97. He is buried at the

Imam Reza shrine The Imam Reza shrine (; ) is a Shi'ite shrine, imamzadeh and mausoleum complex, located in Mashhad, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The shrine contains the grave of Ali al-Rida, who is regarded as the eighth Imam in Shia Islam. Als ...

, along with Seyyed Abdulkarim Hasheminejad.

Professors

Mohammad-Kazem Khorasani Marja', Ayatullah Sheikh Muhammad Kazim Khurasani (; 1839 – 12 December 1911), commonly known as Akhund Khurasani () was a Shia Islam, Shia jurist and political activist. He is known for using his position as a Marja', Marja as legitimizing ...

Mohammed Kazem Yazdi Mohammed Kazem Tabataba'i Yazdi (; 1831–1919) was a Twelver Shia Marja' based in Najaf, most famous for compiling a collection of religious rulings, al-Urwa al-wuthqa. Constitutional Revolution He was apolitical, and therefore during the Iran ...

* Mohammad Hossein Qa'ravi Esfahani *

Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani (;‎ 1850–1920) was a Persian cleric and rebel. Early life He was the child of Mohammad Javad Namazi, the ''Marja'' of Isfahan. He studied at the Isfahan Seminary, the same Mashhad seminary that taught Mirza H ...

* Mirza Abolhassan Angaji

References

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