Mohammad Hadi Milani
| Ayatollah Mohammad Hadi Milani | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1892 Najaf, Iraq |
| Died |
1975 Mashhad, Iran |
| Religion | Islam (Shi'a - Twelver) |
Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Milani was a Shiite grand ayatollah. He lived from 1892 until 1975. He was born and educated in Najaf, Iraq, and died in Mashhad, Iran. His grandfather was the Shiite scholar Sheykh Mohammad Hasan Mamaqani (d.1898).
After the passing of grand ayatollah Borujerdi in 1961, Milani together with ayatollahs Shariatmadari and Khomeini was one of Iran's leading Shiite ayatollahs.
Further reading
- Keddie, Nikki R., Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution, Yale University Press, 2003.
- Cohen, Ronen A., The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran: Ideology and Practice from the 1950s to the Present, Palgrave, 2013.
See also
- Bibi Khanum
- Ayatollah Sheykh Mohammad Hasan Mamaqani
- Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
References
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