Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Zanjani
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- Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani (father)
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Zanjani | |
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| Title | Marja' |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Children | Three sons and a daughter |
| Parent |
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| Education | Studied under Morteza Bani Fazl, Seyed Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi, GH Alam al-Hoda Sayed Ibrahim |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shia |
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Zanjani (Persian: سید محمد حسینی زنجانی; born 1947 in Qom) is an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'.
Zanjani was born in 1947. His father Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani studied under Muhammad Hujjat Kuh-Kamari and Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi in jurisprudence and Ruhollah Khomeini and Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i in philosophy.
Due to his revolutionary struggle against the Pahlavi regime in 1973, he was exiled until his death. His grandfather Mirza Mahmoud Hosseini Zanjani studied under Mirza Naini, aqa Zia Iraqi, Sheikh al-Isfahani, Mohammed Kazem Yazdi and Mohammad Esfahani Qa'ravi), respectively.[1][2]
His family lineage is the fourth Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the Shia. Hosseini Zanjani has three sons and a daughter.[3]
Education
At an early age his father returned and he took basic seminary courses. In 1964, he went to Qom and studied under Morteza Bani Fazl and Seyed Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi. After leaving Qom, he studied under GH Alam al-Hoda Sayed Ibrahim.[4]
Friday prayer
In recent years, various proposals for the adoption of Zanjan Friday prayer were rejected, preferring regional solutions.[5]