Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
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Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani | |
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![]() Saafi Golpaygani in 2016 | |
Secretary of the Guardian Council | |
In office 17 December 1980 – 25 June 1985 | |
Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting) |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani |
Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution | |
In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
Constituency | Markazi Province |
Majority | 256,115 (60.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Golpayegan, Persia | 20 February 1919
Nationality | Iranian |
Website | saafi |
Theological work | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Twelver Shīʿa |
School | Jaʿfari |
Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (Persian: آیتالله العظمی لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی, Arabic: آية الله العظمى لطف الله الصافي كلبايكاني) (born 20 February 1919) is the most senior Twelver Shia Marja living in Iran. He was born in Golpaygan, Iran. He has studied in seminaries of Qom, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Qom, Iran. He is a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran and is known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy.[1]
See also[]
- Grand Ayatollahs
- List of Marjas
References[]
- ^ Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (15 May 2012). "Iranian rapper faces death threats for 'insulting' song". BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
*"Cleric calls for death sentence against 'apostate' Iranian rapper". International Herald Tribune. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Thomas Erdbrink (14 May 2012). "Rapper Faces Death Threats in Iran Over Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Farnaz Fassihi (16 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Fears for His Life After Fatwa". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Tony Paterson (17 May 2012). "'Blasphemous' rapper Shahin Najafi goes into hiding after Iran's hardline clerics put a $100,000 bounty on his head". The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Carter Maness (17 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces $100K Bounty, Death Threats Over Song". MTV News. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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Categories:
- 1919 births
- Living people
- Iranian grand ayatollahs
- Iranian Islamists
- Shia Islamists
- People from Golpayegan
- Members of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution
- Members of the Guardian Council
- Iranian centenarians
- Men centenarians