Hossein Wahid Khorasani
Iranian Grand Ayatollah (born 1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani (Persian: حسین وحید خراسانی; born Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh (Persian: محمدحسین ملاصالح); 1 January 1921) is an Iranian author and Shia marja'.
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Hossein Wahid Khorasani | |
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شیخ حسین وحید خراسانی | |
Title | Grand Ayatollah |
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Born | Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh (1921-01-01) 1 January 1921 (age 103) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Esmail Khorasani (father) |
Relatives | Sadeq Larijani (son-in-law) |
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Based in | Qom, Iran |
Period in office | 1972–2024 |
Post | Chancellor of Qom Seminary |
Website | http://wahidkhorasani.com/ |
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Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Twelver Shia |
Jurisprudence | Jafari, (Usuli) |
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He is the current head of the Qom Seminary.[1] Khorasani is considered to be the most learned Shia religious authority alive by a number of scholars.[2]