Mohsen Koochebaghi Tabrizi
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Grand Ayatollah
Mirza Mohsen Koochebaghi Tabrizi (9 January 1924 – 3 August 2011) was an Iranian
Twelver Shi'a Marja
.
, Iran
. His father, Ayatollah Mirza Abbas Kochebaghi was also an Grand Ayatollah. He was studied in seminaries of Najaf
, Iraq
under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim al-Khoei and Mirza Fataah Shahidi Tabrizi.
. He was Friday Prayers Imam of Jameh Mosque of Tabriz for years.
.
Ayatollah
Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...
Mirza Mohsen Koochebaghi Tabrizi (9 January 1924 – 3 August 2011) was an Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
Twelver Shi'a Marja
Marja
Marja , also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"...
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Early life
Tabrizi was born on 9 January 1924 in TabrizTabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. His father, Ayatollah Mirza Abbas Kochebaghi was also an Grand Ayatollah. He was studied in seminaries of Najaf
Najaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim al-Khoei and Mirza Fataah Shahidi Tabrizi.
Social works
He was famous for his religious careers in TabrizTabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
. He was Friday Prayers Imam of Jameh Mosque of Tabriz for years.
Books
- Adiye A'mal Haj (1958)
- Adiye Namaz Shab (1961)
- Makaseb Ayatollah Shahidi (1969)
- Basaer Ol-Darajat (1974)
- A'mal Haj va Madine (1979)
- Shafie Ol-Maznabin (1988)
- Ojobat Ol-Astefaat (1995)
- Hashiye Bar Orve (2007)
- Borhan Alal Vojod Emam Zaman (2010)
Death
He died on 3 August 2011 in his house after a heart attack. His funeral was held on 4 August 2011 and he was buried in Vadi Rahmat of TabrizTabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
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External links
- Short biography in Persian