Mahmoud Taleghani
Iranian theologian (1911–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sayyid Mahmoud Alaei Taleghani (Persian: محمود طالقانی, pronunciationⓘ, also Romanized as Mahmūd Tāleqānī; 5 March 1911 – 9 September 1979) was an Iranian theologian, Muslim reformer, democracy advocate and a senior Shi'a Islamic Scholar and thinker of Iran, and a leader in his own right of the movement against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. A founding member of the Freedom Movement of Iran, he has been described as a representative of the tendency of many "Shia clerics to blend Shia with Marxist ideals in order to compete with leftist movements for youthful supporters" during the 1960s and 1970s.[5] His "greatest influence" has been said to have been in "his teaching of Quranic exegesis," as many later revolutionaries were his students.[6]
Mahmoud Taleghani | |
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Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution | |
In office 15 August 1979 – 9 September 1979 | |
Constituency | Tehran Province |
Majority | 2,016,801 (79.3%) |
Tehran's Friday Prayer Imam | |
In office 27 July 1979 – 9 September 1979 | |
Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
Preceded by | Hassan Emami |
Succeeded by | Hussein-Ali Montazeri |
Head of Council of the Islamic Revolution | |
In office 1 May 1979 – 9 September 1979 | |
Preceded by | Morteza Motahari |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Beheshti |
Personal details | |
Born | Seyyed Mahmoud Alaei Taleghani (1911-03-05)5 March 1911 Galird, Sublime State of Persia |
Died | 9 September 1979(1979-09-09) (aged 68) Tehran, Iran |
Resting place | Behesht-e-Zahra |
Nationality | Iranian |
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Theological work | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
School | Jaʿfari |
Main interests | Tafsir |
Years active | 1921–1979 |
Alma mater | Najaf Seminary Feyziyeh Seminary |
Taught at | Sepahsalar School |
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He was Tehran's first Friday Prayer Imam after the Iranian Revolution.[7]