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Mohaqiq Kabuli

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Grand Ayatollah
Mohaqiq Kabuli
محقق كابلى
Grand Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli
Personal
Born(1928-05-29)May 29, 1928[1][2]
DiedJune 11, 2019(2019-06-11) (aged 91)
ReligionTwelver Shia Islam
Other namesPersian: آيت‌الله العظمى محقق كابلى
Senior posting
Based inKabul, Afghanistan
PostGrand Ayatollah
Websitewww.mohaqeq.org

Grand Ayatullah Qorban Ali Mohaqiq Kabuli (Persian: آیت‌الله العظمى قربان على محقق كابلى) was a Twelver Shia Marja' in Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Hazara.[3]

Biography

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Early life

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He was born in the Turkman Valley in Parwan, north-west of Kabul.[4][5] He started basic religious schooling at the age of seven, by learning the Quran and religion related books in the Persian language. He got deeply involved in Islamic beliefs, literature, logic, jurisprudence and sciences after he joined local religious schools. Later, he went to Kabul where educational resources were limited and the political situation was not ideal. Then for further studies he left Afghanistan[6] for Iran. In the Solar year 1332, he went to Najaf Iraq to study.[7]

Life in Najaf

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His higher education started in 1332 (solar) in Najaf. His teachers were Ayatollah Abdul Ali Sabzevri, Sheikh Kazim Tabrezi, Sayed Abdul Hussein Rashti, Mohammad Taqi Al-Razi, Sheikh Sadra, and Sheikh Mujtaba Talmaz. He also attended lectures of Imam Khomeini. In 1334 (Solar) his teachers were Ayatollah Khoei and Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Baqir Zanjani.[8]

Return to Afghanistan

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After completing his education he returned to Afghanistan in 1973, where he was welcomed by thousands of people on his arrival.[9]

Death

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He died on June 11, 2019, at the age of 91.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "خبرگزاری شیعیان افغانستان | Afghanistan – Shia News Agency".
  2. ^ "آیت الله «محقق کابلی» درگذشت".
  3. ^ "آیت الله محقق کابلی، از مراجع تقلید شیعیان افغانستان درگذشت". 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Biography". Ayatullah's Official website. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  5. ^ Admin. "Muhaqiq Kabuli". Islamopedia Online. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "Biography - Basic Education". Ayatullah Mohaqiq Kabuli's Official Website. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  7. ^ "Biography - Entering Najaf". Ayatullah Mohaqiq Kabuli's Official Website. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  8. ^ "Biography - Higher Education". Ayatullah Mohaqiq Kabuli's Official Website. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  9. ^ "Biography - Return to Homeland". Ayatullah Mohaqiq Kabuli's Official Website. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  10. ^ آیت‌الله محقق کابلی در سن ۹۱ سالگی درگذشت