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Mahdi Hosseini Rohani

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Ayatollah Seyed
Mahdi Hosseini Rohani
آیت الله سید مهدی حسینی روحانی
The late Ayatollah Mahdi Rohani
Member of the First and Second terms of the Assembly of Experts
In office
10 December 1982 – 23 October 1998
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded bySeyed Abolfazel Mir Mohammadi
ConstituencyMarkazi Province
Member of the Third term of the Assembly of Experts
In office
23 October 1998 – 23 November 2000
Preceded byProvince Established in the Assembly of Experts
Succeeded byMohammad Momen
ConstituencyQom Province
سید مهدی حسینی روحانی
Seyed Mahdi Hosseini Rohani
TitleAyatollah
Personal life
Born(1925-07-15)15 July 1925
Qom
Died23 November 2000(2000-11-23) (aged 75)
Qom
Resting placeFatima Masumeh Shrine
34°38′30″N 50°52′44″E / 34.6417°N 50.8790°E / 34.6417; 50.8790
NationalityIranian
ChildrenSeyed Hadi Hosseini Rohani Son
Parent
  • Seyed Abolhassan Rohani (father)
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Alma materQom Hawza
RelativesMohammad Sadeq Rouhani Cousin
Mohammad Hosseini Rohani Cousin
Sheikh Mohammad Ali Shahabadi Son-in-Law
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam

Seyed Mahdi Hosseini Rohani Persian: سید مهدی حسینی روحانی (15 July 1925 - 23 November 2000) was an Iranian Ayatollah born in Qom. He served in the First, Second, and Third terms of the Assembly of Experts.[1][2]

Family background

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Mahdi Rohani was born into a very religious family. His father, Ayatollah Abdolhassan Rohani, was a scholar in Qom Seminary teaching Islam. His father was a prominent student of Abu l-Hasan al-Isfahani and Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi. His grandfather Ayatollah Sadeq Qomiye was a student of the great Murtadha al-Ansari. His mother is the daughter of Seyed Fakhreddin Qomiye and granddaughter of Mirza-ye Qomi.[3][4]

He is also the cousin of Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Rohani, both of whom are Marja', otherwise known as Grand Ayatollah.[5]

Education

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At an early age, Mahdi Rohani was being taught how to read and write Arabic by his father, as well as learning the Quran. He then attended Qom Seminary during his time in High School, where he would further his Islamic studies. At age 19, he decided to migrate to Najaf to attend Hawza Najaf. While there he had the benefit of being taught Faraid al-Usool by Mirza Hassan Yazdi, al-Makasib by Yahya Modaressi Yazdi, and Kefayat al-Usool by Mirza Baqer Zanjani.[6]

Then in 1951 he migrated back to Qom where he mastered his levels of Islamic Knowledge and eventually reaching the level of Ijtihad to become a Faqīh. While in Qom he was taught by the likes of Ruhollah Khomeini, Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kooh Kamari, Hossein Borujerdi, Seyed Mohammad Mohaghegh Damad, Ahmad Khonsari and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. With the help of his teachers, he perfected his knowledge in Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Usool Fiqh (Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence), Islamic philosophy, Kalam (Islamic Theology) and Tafsir (Interpretation of Quran).[6][7]

Teachers

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Over the years Mahdi Rohani had many teachers on his path to becoming a Mujtahid. Here is a few of them.[6][7]

  1. Seyed Morteza Alavi Faridani
  2. Mirza Mohammad Ali Adib Tehrani
  3. Jafar Sabouri Qomi
  4. Abdolrazaaq Ghaeni
  5. Mohammad Hosseini Ghaeni
  6. Mirza Hassan Yazdi
  7. Yahya Modaressi Yazdi
  8. Mirza Baqer Zanjani
  9. Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani
  10. Ruhollah Khomeini
  11. Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kooh Kamari
  12. Hossein Borujerdi
  13. Seyed Mohammad Mohaghegh Damad
  14. Ahmad Khonsari
  15. Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai

Students

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Mahdi Rohani also taught others when he was an Ayatollah. Here are some of his students:[8]

  1. Sadr al-Din Haeri Shirazi
  2. Seyed Jafar Morteza Ameli
  3. Seyed Morteza Morteza Ameli
  4. Rasul Jafarian
  5. Ali Safaei Haeri
  6. Hossein Qatife
  7. Seyed Ali Mir Sharifi
  8. Mohammad Ali Bebar
  9. Mohammad Javad Fazel Lankarani
  10. Seyed Hadi Hosseini Rohani (His Son)
  11. Sheikh Mohammad Ali Shahabadi (His Son-in-Law)

Works

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The following is a list of works either published, or unpublished.[9]

  1. The Evolution of The Salafi Sect - (Published in Arabic and Farsi)
  2. Research and Discussion with Sunnis and Salafis - (Published in Arabic)
  3. The Three Rakaat of Witr Prayer - (Published in Farsi and Arabic)
  4. The Hadith of Ahlul Bayt (Peace be upon them) in Ahlul Sunnah - (Published in Arabic)
  5. Tafsir (Interpretation) of Surah Fajr
  6. Tafsir (Interpretation) of Surah Hamd
  7. The History of the Different Sects in Islam
  8. Lectures of Jurisprudence of Ayatollah Mohaghegh Damad
  9. Notes on Jurisprudence
  10. The Ash'ari Theology (part 1) (Published in Arabic)
  11. The Ash'ari Theology (part 2) (Published in Arabic)
  12. The Ash'ari Theology (part 3) (Published in Arabic)
  13. A Treatise on Tajweed (Published in Farsi)
  14. A Proposal to Determine the Exact Line for the Qibla (Published in Farsi)
  15. The Origin of History, Hijri or Ad? (Published in Arabic)
  16. The Fiqh and Fundamental Views of Sheikh Bahai (Published in Arabic)
  17. An Introduction to the Book, "Sarr al-Sa'ada" (The Secret of Happiness) (Published in Arabic)

Death

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Ayatollah Mahdi Rohani passed away on Thursday, 23 November 2000 in Qom. He was buried next to his lifelong friend, Ayatollah Ahmadi Mianji in Fatima Masumeh Shrine. The prayers were led by Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani.[10] Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei also sent a message of condolence on his passing.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1982 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  2. ^ "1998 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. ^ "پایگاه اطلاع رسانی جامعه مدرسین حوزه علمیه قم - زندگینامه حضرت‌ آیه‌الله حاج‌ سيد مهدي‌ روحاني‌". www.jameehmodarresin.org (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  4. ^ Management Systems, Targan. "آشنایی با مرحوم آیت الله العظمی حاج سید صادق قمی". پایگاه اطلاع رسانی دفتر حضرت آیت الله العظمی روحانی«مدظله العالی» (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ روز, پایگاه خبری-تحلیلی وقایع (2021-11-25). "حاج آق مهدی / آیت الله سید مهدی روحانی عالم عامل و مردمی | وقایع روز". vaghayerooz (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. ^ a b c "روحانی، حاج سید مهدی". hawzah.net. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  7. ^ a b "Ayatollah Seyed Mahdi Rohani". Jamaran (in Persian). 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. ^ Saleh, Seyed Mohsen (2006). Qom Seminary Teachers Association, From the Beginning Until Now. Biography of The Members (in Persian). Vol. 3. Islamic Revolution Documentation Centre. p. 225.
  9. ^ Saleh, Seyed Mohsen (2006). Qom Seminary Teachers Association, From the Beginning Until Now. Biography of The Members (in Persian). Vol. 3. Islamic Revolution Documentation Centre. p. 235.
  10. ^ Abdol Wahabi, Morteza (1998). Stars of the Shrine (in Persian). Vol. 3. Pilgrim. pp. 135–145.
  11. ^ "پيام تسليت به مناسبت ارتحال عالم‌ رباني‌ آيت‌الله‌ حاج‌ سيد مهدي‌ روحاني‌ - Message of condolence on the passing away of Ayatollah Sayyid Mahdi Rouhani". www.leader.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  12. ^ "پیام تسلیت در پی ارتحال عالم‌ ربانی‌ آیت‌الله‌ حاج‌ سید مهدی‌ روحانی‌ - Message of condolence following the demise of Ayatollah Hajj Seyyed Mahdi Rouhani". farsi.khamenei.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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