Mohammed Taqi Morvarid
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Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid | |
|---|---|
| شيخ محمد تقى مرواريد | |
| Member of Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 15 December 1982 – 30 June 1990 | |
| Constituency | Ilam province |
| Majority | 367,496 (99.66%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 Mashhad, Iran |
| Died | 22 October 2012 (aged 90–91) |
| Children | Muhammad-Reza Morvarid |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Alma mater | Mashhad Seminary |
| Relatives | Hasanali Morvarid (first cousin, once removed) Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi (cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Usuli |
Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid (Persian: محمد تقى مرواريد; 1921 – 22 October 2012) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician.[1][2][3]He was a member of the first Assembly of Experts representing the Ilam province electorate. Morvarid won with 367,496 votes, a majority of 99.66%.[4]
Education
Morvarid was born in Mashhad to the clerical Morvarid family, his father was Sheikh Ali Morvarid, son of Sheikh Ali-Akbar Morvarid. His mother was Halima Qodrati, daughter of Mulla Ali Qodrati. His brother, Ali-Asghar Morvarid was a prominent cleric and author.[5] His cousin Sheikh Hasanali Morvarid was a renowned religious scholar.[1] His great ancestor was renowned laureate and calligrapher Shihab al-Din Abdullah Morvarid (d. 1514).[6]
He carried out his primary seminary studies in Mashhad, under his grandfather Sheikh Ali-Akbar, and Sheikhs Hashim and Mujtaba Qazwini. He then travelled to Najaf and studied under Sayyid Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari. He also travelled to Qom to continue his advanced seminary studies under Muhaqiq al-Damad, Sayyid Hossein Borujerdi, Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn Tabatabaei, Sheikh Wahid Khursani, Sheikh Husayn-Ali Montazeri, Mirza Jawad Tabrizi and Sheikh Ali Meshkini.[7]
In November 1948, he began to deliver sermons across different cities in Iran.[1]
