Ali Safi Golpaygani
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Grand Ayatollah
Sheikh Ali Safi Golpaygani (1913 – 3 January 2010) was an Iranian
Twelver Shi'a Marja
. He was born in Golpaygan, Iran
. He has studied in seminaries of Najaf
, Iraq
under Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He taught at the Seminary of Qom
.
He died from natural causes on January 3, 2010 in Golpaygan, aged 96.
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...
Sheikh Ali Safi Golpaygani (1913 – 3 January 2010) 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"...
. He was born in Golpaygan, 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...
. He has 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 Borujerdi. He taught at the Seminary of 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....
.
He died from natural causes on January 3, 2010 in Golpaygan, aged 96.