Sheikh Ahmad Mohseni Garakani Persian: شیخ احمد محسنی گرکانی, (born 1926) is an Iranian Ayatollah. He was the Imam of Friday Prayer in Tuyserkan and the Chief of the Supreme Court of Iran, as well as representing the people of Markazi province in the Assembly of Experts from 1998 to 2024.[1][2][3]
Biography
Ahmad Garakani was born on 1926 in a village called Garakan in Markazi province. His father, Ali Asghar was a farmer, so their family was involved around agriculture.[4] After attending primary school, he pursued his Islamic education by travelling to Qom in 1946 to attend the Qom Seminary. He attended classes from many esteemed Shia scholars such as Hossein Borujerdi, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Mohaghegh. He travelled to Najaf and attended the Hawza Najaf for around a year. While in Najaf, he was taught by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Muhsin al-Hakim and others.[5] After the 1979 Iranian revolution, he was appointed as the prayer leader in Tuyserkan by Khomeini.[6] He spent several years as a judge in the Supreme Court, before being elected as Chief of Supreme Court by Sadeq Larijani in September 2009.[7]
Teachers
Here are some of Ayatollah Garkani's teachers on his journey to becoming an Ayatollah.[8]
- Ruhollah Khomeini
- Muhsin al-Hakim
- Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
- Hossein Borujerdi
- Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
- Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
- Seyed Mahmoud Hosseini Shahroudi
- Sheikh Mahdi Mazandarani
- Seyed Reza Sadr
- Sheikh Abbas Tehrani
- Seyed Hossein Tabatabai Qomi
- Sheikh Mohammad Lakani
- Sheikh Mohammad Mojahedi Tabrizi
Works
Ayatollah Garakani has published many works in Iran, here are some of them.[4]
- Hijab in Islam
- Friday Prayers
- Tafsir Surah al-Jumu'ah
- Tafsir Surah al-Munafiqun
- The Guardianship of Ahlul Bayt (as)
- Zakat (charity) in Islam
- The Message of Action
- Velayat Faqih and the Position of Leadership Experts
See also
- List of ayatollahs
- List of members in the Third Term of the Council of Experts
- List of members in the Fourth Term of the Council of Experts
- List of members in the Fifth Term of the Council of Experts
- Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Zaynolabideen Ghorbani
References
- ^ "1998 Assembly of Experts Election". 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "2006 Assembly of Experts Election". 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "2016 Assembly of Experts Election | Iran Data Portal". irandataportal.syr.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b "پایگاه اندیشوران حوزه". garagani.andishvaran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "احمد محسنی گرکانی". hawzah.net (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ khomeini, Imam. "حکم به آقای احمد محسنی گرکانی (رسیدگی به امور در تویسرکان)". Emam.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ قرآن, iqna ir | خبرگزاری بین المللی (2009-09-11). "آيت‌الله محسنی گركانی به سمت رئيس ديوانعالی كشور منصوب شد". markazi.iqna.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "زير دامنه انديشمندان اسلامي مرکز پژوهش های اسلامي رسانه صداوسيما". thinker.irc.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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