Background
He was born in Gogad village, near the city of Golpaygan, Iran. He was taught preliminary studies by his father, Mohammad Bagher. At the age of 9, his father died, and he moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies.
He was born in Gogad village, near the city of Golpaygan, Iran. He was taught preliminary studies by his father, Mohammad Bagher. At the age of 9, his father died, and he moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies.
At the age of 20, he moved to Arak to study under Abdul-Karim Ha"eri Yazdi. After Ha"eri Yazdi and Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Khansari founded the hawza of Qom, he moved there and delivered lectures in the Islamic Seminary. He was one of the highest-ranking Islamic clergy to participate in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a one-time serious contender to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989.
However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor and current leader, Ali Khamenei.
He was born in 1898 in Golpayegan Iran. His father "Sayyed muhammad Baqer" was a great scholar.
From his childhood started learning primary education and religious sciences under great masters. At that time, he was one of the most prominent masters.
The following are his main masters:
Seyyed Muhammad Hasan Khansari
Ayatollah Haeri
Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Golpayegani
Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Golpayegani
Ayatollah Muhammad Reza masjed Shahi Isfahani
Mirza Naini
Allameh Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani
Ayatollah Borujerdi
Muhaqeq Iraqi
Seyyed Abul Hasan Isfahani
Sheykh Abul Qasem Kabi
Students: After death of "Ayatollah Abdul Karim Haeri" many students and scholars participated in methodology (Osul) classes of Ayatollah Golpayegani:
The late Ayatollah Murteza Haeri
The late Sheikh Muhammad Fakour
Mrtyr Murteza Mutahari
Martyr Seyyed Muhammad Ali Qazi
Martyr Seyyed Muhammad Hossein Beheshti
Martyr Mufatteh
Martyr Qoddusi
Martyr Shah Abaadi
Ayatollah Meshkini
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Jannati
Ayatollah Ostadi
Ayatollah Kharazi
Ayatollah Tuiserkani
Ayatollah Salawati, et cetera