Ahmad Mohseni Garakani

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 since 1998.[1][2][3]

Ayatollah Sheikh
Ahmad Mohseni Garakani
آیت الله شیخ احمد محسنی گرکانی
Ayatollah Garakani giving a lecture in 2015
Chief of the Supreme Court of Iran
In office
11 September 2009 – 2 September 2014
Appointed bySadeq Larijani
Preceded byHossein Mofid
Succeeded byHossein Karimi
Member of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth terms of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
23 October 1998
Preceded byAbolfazl Khonsari
ConstituencyMarkazi Province
Imam of Friday Prayer in Tuyserkan
In office
24 September 1979 – 1982
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Succeeded byAbdolhossein Sabzevari
احمد محسنی گرکانی
TitleAyatollah
Personal
Born1926 (age 96–97)
Garakan, Imperial State of Iran
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
Parent
  • Ali Asghar Garakani (father)
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
Political partySociety of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Alma materQom Hawza
Hawza Najaf
TeachersHossein Borujerdi
Ruhollah Khomeini
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei

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]

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

References
  1. "1998 Assembly of Experts Election". 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. "2006 Assembly of Experts Election". 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. "2016 Assembly of Experts Election | Iran Data Portal". irandataportal.syr.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. "پایگاه اندیشوران حوزه". garagani.andishvaran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  5. "احمد محسنی گرکانی". hawzah.net (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. khomeini, Imam. "حکم به آقای احمد محسنی گرکانی (رسیدگی به امور در تویسرکان)". Emam.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  7. 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.
  8. "زير دامنه انديشمندان اسلامي مرکز پژوهش های اسلامي رسانه صداوسيما". thinker.irc.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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