Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei

Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei (Persian: مهدی الهی قمشه‌ای; 1901 – 15 May 1973) was an Iranian mystic, poet, translator of the Quran, and one of the grand Masters of the philosophical school of Tehran.

Ayatollah Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei
Personal life
Born	1901 Shahreza, Esfahan, Iran
Died	15 May 1973(1973-05-15) (aged 71–72) Qom, Iran
Resting place	Fatima Masumeh Shrine
Nationality	Iranian
Main interest(s)	Islamic philosophy, jurisprudence
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Molla Muhammad Mahdi Farzaneh Qomshehei, Hasan Amin Jafari, Sheykh Muhammad hakim Khorasani, Sayyed Hasan Modarres, Aqa Bozorge hakim, The Grand Ayatollah Hajj Aqa Hosein Qommi, Sheykh Asadollah Yazdi, Fazil, Fazin Barsi, Hajj Mirza Hasan faqih Sabzevari Khorasani, Mirza Mahdi Esfahani, Mirza Tahir Tonekaboni

Family

His family were originally from Bahrain. Most of them were sophisticated men of knowledge. They resided in Ghomshe or Sah-Reza near the south Isfahan City.^[1] He was born in 1319 lunar Islamic year in Isfahan.^[2] He was known as the reviver of religion (Mohyy Al Din). He selected the title of Elahi in his poems.

Education

He was under supervision of Grand masters from different cities such as Esfahan, Najaf, Mashhad and Tehran.

Teachers

He had many teachers, including: Molla Muhammad Mahdi Farzaneh Qomshehei, Hasan Amin Jafari.^[3] Sheykh Muhammad hakim Khorasani, Sayyed Hasan Modarres, Aqa Bozorge hakim, The Grand Ayatollah Hajj Aqa Hosein Qommi, Sheykh Asadollah Yazdi, Fazil, Fazin Barsi, Hajj Mirza Hasan faqih Sabzevari Khorasani, Mirza Mahdi Esfahani, Mirza Tahir Tonekaboni.^[4]

Career

He taught in Sepahsalar School, University of Tehran for 35 years.^{[citation needed]}

Translation

Ghomshei translated for the first time the Quran into Persian such that this translation was up to date along with the summary of other commentaries. The translation was also honored by the grand Ayatollah Bojnourdi.

Pupils

Some of his pupils: Allameh Hasanzadeh, Allameh Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Ayatollah Hajj Sayyed Muhammad Hasan Langroudi, Ayatollah Sayyed Razi Shirazi, Kazim Midir Shanehchi, DR sayyed Muhammad Baqir Hojjati, Muhammad Baqir Muhaqiq, Sheykh Abdul Rahim Malakian.

Works

He wrote many books and notes in diverse religious sciences. Some of them are as follows:

• Translation of Quran
• Selected of Commentaries
• Notes on Abul Fotuh Al Razi's commentary in 10 volumes.
• Translation and explanation of Sahifah Sajjadiyyah
• Divine wisdom
• The explanation of fosus Al Hikmah of Al-Farabi
• The philosophy of Al-Farabi
• The Divine unity of Sages (Doctoral Dissertation)
• Mystical courses of Alavid' s school
• Treatise in universal philosophy
• Treatise in degrees of love

Death

He died in twelfth of second Rabi 1356 solar. He was buried near the shrine of Masoumah in Qom in Vadi Al Salam.^[5]