Mohammad Sadoughi (; 1909–1982) known as "Sevomin-Shahide-Mehrab" (the 3rd martyr of Mihrab) is an
Iranian
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Twelver
Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the Islamic schools and branches, largest branch of Shia Islam, Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twel ...
Shia
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Ayatollah
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Originally used as a title bestowed by popular/clerical acclaim for a small number of the most di ...
who was born in
Yazd
Yazd (; ) is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is rec ...
. He was a/the representative of Yazd people in the
assembly of experts
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. He also was appointed the
Imam of Friday Prayer
The Imam of Friday Prayer (), or ''Imam Jom'a'' (''Jumu'ah''), is the person who conducts the Friday prayer in Islam and preaches related sermons.
Qualifications to serve
An Imam of Friday Prayer is expected to be distinguished for intellect ...
in the city of Yazd by the decree of the former
supreme leader of Iran
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, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini in 1980.Ayatollah Haji Sheikh Mohammad Sadoughi irdc.ir
This Shia cleric was born in a religious/cleric family. His father was (Ayatollah) Mirza-Taleb who was from the known clerics of the city who was also the Imam of Prayer in the mosque of "Rozeye-Mohammadieh (Hazireh)". He used to study at old-education in the school of AbdolRahman-Khan. Afterwards, he departed for
Isfahan
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; later on came back to his birth city. Then, he departed to
Qom
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
, and kept on his education in
Hawzah
A hawza () or ḥawzah ʿilmīyah () is the collective term (plural hawzat) for a ''madrasa'' (i.e. seminary) where Marja', Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated.
The word ''ḥawzah'' is Arabic, and has been adopted into Persian as a loan word. ...
. Sadoughi was assassinated on 2 July 1982 after saying Friday Prayer.
Teachers
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Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi
Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi (; ; 1859 – 30 January 1937) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Muslim scholar and marja. He was the founder of an important Islamic seminary (hawza) in Qom, Iran.
Among his students was Ruhollah ...
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Sadr al-Din al-Sadr
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Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi
Shahab ad-Din Muhammad Hussain Mar'ashi Najafi (July 21, 1897 – August 29, 1990) () was an Iraqi Shia ''Grand Ayatollah'' and Marja'.
Education
He first mastered tajweed and learned the doctrines of tafsir which had been taught to him by ...
Morteza Motahhari
Morteza Motahhari (; 31 January 1919 – 1 May 1979) was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, philosopher, lecturer. Motahhari is considered to have an important influence on the ideologies of the Islamic Republic, among others. He was a co-found ...
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Ahmad Jannati
Ahmad Jannati (Persian: احمد جنتی; born 23 February 1927) is an Iranian conservative politician. Jannati is known for his anti-LGBT rhetoric and opposition to secularism. He is also a founding member of the Haghani school of thought.
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Mohammad Fazel Lankarani
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Fazel Lankarani (; 1931 – 16 June 2007) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. He was student of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He was a child of a Persian mother and an Azerbaijani father.
Biography and clerical activities ...
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Yousef Saanei
Yousef Saanei (; 16 October 1937 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and also Attorney-General of Iran from 1983 to 1 ...