Ali Davani
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Ali Davāni was an Iranian scholar and researcher, was born on September 27, 1929 in Davan
, a village located at the north of kazerun
, according to his identity certificate. He left his village to Abadan
at his 6 years old. He lived for 7 years with a hunger for Islamic sciences. He went to Holy Najaf
when he was 14 and returned to his birthplace after 5.5 years of attaining science and piety. He went to Qom
to accomplish his education in 1949 after his marriage.
Scholars such as Sheykh Mohammad Rezā Tabasi, Sheykh Ali Āghā Najafi Kāshāni, Sheykh Kāzem Tabrizi, Sheykh Mohammad Ibrāhim Borujerdi, martyr Ayatollah Seyed Asadollah Madani, Seyed Kāzem Tabrizi, Sheykh Mohammad Āghā Tehrani were his masters in Najaf and Ayatollah's Meshkini, Mar'ashi Najafi, Seyed Mohammad Bāgher Tabātabā'i Soltāni, Fāzel Ghafghāzi, Seyed Mohammad Golpāyegāni, Martyr Sadughi, Allāmeh Tabātabā'i, Ayatollah Borujerdi and Imam Khomeini were his masters in Qom. But as he himself said, Sheykh Ali Āghā Najafi, Sheykh Kāzem Tabrizi and martyr Ayatollah Madani affected him deeply in Najaf. He was affected with the super ordinate rank of Allāmeh Tabātabā'i, Ayatollah Borujerdi and Imam Khomeini in Qom too.
Beside scholarship he was involved in activities such as the followings:
In order to disseminate the religious sciences, Davāni chose two methods: authorship and propaganda. He was never misled of titles, posts and other substantial personifications of life.
In 1971, because of some tumults and maliciousnesses against Dār-ul Tabligh and emigration of some of his companions in Maktab-e Islam magazine such as Imam Musā Sadr from Qom and his extreme tiredness from the other hand, Davāni was compelled to leave Qom to Tehran
. He followed his mission in Tehran as an "inheritor of the prophets".
He died on January 8, 2007 after a lifetime of working in the fields of anthropology, bibliography and history.
Davan
Davan is located at 29° 23′ N, 51° 55′ E, in a narrow valley at the foot of Mount Davān in the greater Zagros range. It is divided into upper and lower quarters....
, a village located at the north of kazerun
Kazerun
Kazerun is a city in and the capital of Kazerun County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84,594, in 20,810 families....
, according to his identity certificate. He left his village to Abadan
Abadan
Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live...
at his 6 years old. He lived for 7 years with a hunger for Islamic sciences. He went to Holy 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...
when he was 14 and returned to his birthplace after 5.5 years of attaining science and piety. He went to Qom
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
to accomplish his education in 1949 after his marriage.
Scholars such as Sheykh Mohammad Rezā Tabasi, Sheykh Ali Āghā Najafi Kāshāni, Sheykh Kāzem Tabrizi, Sheykh Mohammad Ibrāhim Borujerdi, martyr Ayatollah Seyed Asadollah Madani, Seyed Kāzem Tabrizi, Sheykh Mohammad Āghā Tehrani were his masters in Najaf and Ayatollah's Meshkini, Mar'ashi Najafi, Seyed Mohammad Bāgher Tabātabā'i Soltāni, Fāzel Ghafghāzi, Seyed Mohammad Golpāyegāni, Martyr Sadughi, Allāmeh Tabātabā'i, Ayatollah Borujerdi and Imam Khomeini were his masters in Qom. But as he himself said, Sheykh Ali Āghā Najafi, Sheykh Kāzem Tabrizi and martyr Ayatollah Madani affected him deeply in Najaf. He was affected with the super ordinate rank of Allāmeh Tabātabā'i, Ayatollah Borujerdi and Imam Khomeini in Qom too.
Beside scholarship he was involved in activities such as the followings:
- Establishing the scientific and religious magazine of Maktab-e Islam, with teamwork of Ayatollah's Makārem Shirazi, Sobhani, Imam Musā Sadr, Musavi Ardabili, Seyed Mortezā Jazāyeri, late Majdoddin Mahallāti, Wa'ez-Zādeh and Noori Hamedāni.
- Writing the book of Ayatollah Vahid Behbahāni's Biography which was encouraged by Ayatollah Borujerdi.
- Translating the 13th Volume of Behār-ul Anvār in Persian about Imam Mahdi, at the behest of Ayatollah Borujerdi which entitled The Promised Mahdi…
In order to disseminate the religious sciences, Davāni chose two methods: authorship and propaganda. He was never misled of titles, posts and other substantial personifications of life.
In 1971, because of some tumults and maliciousnesses against Dār-ul Tabligh and emigration of some of his companions in Maktab-e Islam magazine such as Imam Musā Sadr from Qom and his extreme tiredness from the other hand, Davāni was compelled to leave Qom to Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. He followed his mission in Tehran as an "inheritor of the prophets".
He died on January 8, 2007 after a lifetime of working in the fields of anthropology, bibliography and history.