Background
He was born in Salyan in 1843 to a clerical family.
He was born in Salyan in 1843 to a clerical family.
Shia.
He learnt Arabic, Persian and Turkish in early periods of his life. He travelled to Tbilisi in 1864 and was appointed as a teacher. Meanwhile, he met and with Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Mirza Fatali Akhundov and other Azeri intelligentsia.
In 1895, he was elected as head of Spiritual Coincul of Caucasus.
He was present in coronation event of Nicholas II of Russia on 26 May 1896. He died in 1907.