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Mohammed Taqi Morvarid

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Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid (Persian: محمد تقى مرواريد; 1921 – 22 October 2012) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician.[1][2][3]

Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid
شيخ محمد تقى مرواريد
Member of Assembly of Experts
In office
15 December 1982 – 30 June 1990
ConstituencyIlam province
Majority367,496 (99.66%)
Personal details
Born1921
Mashhad, Iran
Died22 October 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 90–91)
Ilam, Iran
ChildrenMuhammad-Reza Morvarid
TitleAyatollah
Alma materMashhad Seminary
RelativesHasanali Morvarid (first cousin, once removed)
Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi (cousin)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationTwelver Shīʿā
JurisprudenceJa'fari
CreedUsuli

He was a member of the first Assembly of Experts representing the Ilam province electorate. Morvarid won with 367,496 votes, a majority of 99.66%.[4]

Early life and education

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Morvarid was born in Mashhad to the clerical Morvarid family, his father was Sheikh Ali Morvarid, son of Sheikh Ali-Akbar Morvarid. His mother was Halima Qodrati, daughter of Mulla Ali Qodrati. His brother, Ali-Asghar Morvarid was a prominent cleric and author.[5] His cousin Sheikh Hasanali Morvarid was a renowned religious scholar.[1] His great ancestor was renowned laureate and calligrapher Shihab al-Din Abdullah Morvarid (d. 1514).[6]

Education

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He carried out his primary seminary studies in Mashhad, under his grandfather Sheikh Ali-Akbar, and Sheikhs Hashim and Mujtaba Qazwini. He then travelled to Najaf and studied under Sayyid Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari. He also travelled to Qom to continue his advanced seminary studies under Muhaqiq al-Damad, Sayyid Hossein Borujerdi, Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn Tabatabaei, Sheikh Wahid Khursani, Sheikh Husayn-Ali Montazeri, Mirza Jawad Tabrizi and Sheikh Ali Meshkini.[7]

In November 1948, he began to deliver sermons across different cities in Iran.[1]

Personal life

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Morvardi was married and had three sons. His son Muhammad-Reza Morvardi was the governor of Ilam in 2013–2017.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Morvarid – Muhammad Taqi". majlesekhobregan.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Ayat Ilah Muhammad Taqi Morvarid Dar Guzasht". ilam.ac.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Ba Ayatullah MuhammadTaqi Morvarid Bishtar Ashna Shavid" (in Persian). Iranian Students' News Agency. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "1982 Assembly of Experts Election". Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ayat Allah Ali Asghar Morvarid Keh Bud". Bashgah Khabarnagaran Javan (in Persian).
  6. ^ "Daftar Majazi Shi'r Ayat Ghamzeh". ayateghamzeh.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ "MuhammadTaghi Morvarid Namayende Ilam Dar Majlis Khobargan Rahbari". Ijtihad Network (in Persian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ^ "MuhammadReza Morvarid Istandar Jadid Ilam Shod" [Muhammad-Reza Morvarid, New Governor of Ilam]. Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

See also

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