Rasul Jafarian

Rasul Jafarian ( fa, رسول جعفریان; born June 30, 1964) is an Iranian clergyman and researcher in field of Iranian history. He is currently the Professor of the Department of History at the University of Tehran, the Director of The specialized library on Islam and Iran, and the Director of the Central Library of the University of Tehran.

Rasul Jafarian became a permanent member of the Academy of Sciences of Iran in June 2018 with the vote of the members of the General Assembly of the Academy of Sciences.

Life

Birth

Rasul Jafarian was born on June 30, 1964, in Khvorasgan, Isfahan Province, Iran.

Education

After completing his primary education in Khvorasgan, he traveled to Isfahan and spent his Middle school education there. During his stay in Isfahan, Jafarian freely attended classes in religious schools. He migrated to Qom in 1978 to continue his seminary education and first attended the classes of ''Khan School'' and then ''Resalat School''.

Teaching

In 1980, after completing his studies, began teaching at the University of Tehran and University of Isfahan. ''Islamic studies'' and ''history of Islam'' are among the fields that he has taught. Jafarian became a permanent member of Academy of Sciences of Iran in June 2018

and is currently teaching at the University of Tehran with the rank of professor.

Research field

Jafarian's main research is on the history of Shia Islam, but he has also done a lot of research in fields such as ''the political history of the beginning of Islam'' and ''the history of the Safavid period''.

He has also published numerous studies and articles on the history of Iranian pilgrimage ( Hajj).

Awards

Jafarian has received several national awards for his writings. The book ''Atlas of Shia ( fa, اطلس شیعه)'', selected for Iran's Book of the Year Awards

and winner of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards and the Farabi International Award

and the book ''The currents and religious-political organizations in Iran ( fa, جریان‌ها و سازمان‌های مذهبی سیاسی ایران)'' have also been selected for the Farabi International Award.

Executive responsibilities

Jafarian has also had several executive responsibilities in his record. These responsibilities include:

1. Establishment and management of The specialized library on Islam and Iran in 1995.

2. Head of Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran from September 2008

to November 17, 2012.

3. Head of the Central Library and Documentation Center of the University of Tehran since November 2017.

Bibliography

Jafarian is a prolific writer and has many works in the science of history. He started writing in 1985 with a book entitled ''An Introduction to the History of Islam''.

He has authored more than 90 books, some of which are in large numbers; For example, his book entitled ''Historical essays'' have been republished more than 20 volumes.

What doubles the importance of his work is the impact of his pen; In a way, some of his works are among the academic curriculum resources and the resources of master and doctorate in history in Iran.

His works have been translated into other languages such as English,

Arabic

and Urdu.

Some of Jafarian's works are:

* Atlas of Shia ( fa, اطلس شیعه)
* The intellectual and political life of Shia Imams ( fa, حیات فکری و سیاسی امامان شیعه)
* Political History of Islam ( fa, تاریخ سیاسی اسلام)
* Religio-political currents and organizations in Iran ( fa, جریان‌ها و سازمان‌های مذهبی سیاسی ایران)
* History of Islamic Iran ( fa, تاریخ ایران اسلامی)
* Reflection on the Ashura movement ( fa, تأملی در نهضت عاشورا)

Law on the use of electronic resource files

In August 2020, Rasul Jafarian proposed a law on the use of electronic resource files in Iran. In a note, he proposed a bill to use electronic files of resources (books, articles and dissertations) to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran to send to the government and parliament to take a step towards publishing digital books.

See also

*Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad
* Abdolmohammad Ayati
*Ahad Gudarziani
* Ahmad Kazemi
* Ali Osat Hashemi
* Alireza Feyz
*Fathollah Mojtabaei
*Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi

References

External links

Rasul Jafarian – Google ScholarRasul Jafarian articles in English on SIDRasul Jafarian English articles on MagiranIranian doc reviews assassination of Imam Hassan (AS) based on study by Western scholarsRasul Jafarian English articles listThe Effect of Tabriz Geographical Location on the City Economy in the Ilkhanid EraSpecialized library of Majlis history established

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1964 births
Living people
Academic staff of the University of Tehran
Academy of Sciences of Iran members
Farabi International Award recipients
Iran's Book of the Year Awards recipients
Iranian historians of Islam
Iranian Shia clerics
Iranian Shia scholars of Islam
Iranian male writers
Heads of the National Library of Iran
21st-century Iranian historians