Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani

Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani
Title	Grand Ayatollah
Born	Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani (1898-02-09)February 9, 1898 Isfahan, Iran
Died	December 9, 1993(1993-12-09) (aged 95) Qom, Iran
Resting place	Fatima Masumeh Shrine
Nationality	Iranian
Era	Modern history
Region	Shia Islam
Religion	Islam
Main interest(s)	Jurisprudence
Influenced by Seyyed Muhammad Hasan Khansari, Ayatollah Haeri, Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Golpayegani, Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Golpayegani, Ayatollah Muhammad Reza masjed Shahi Isfahani, Allameh Naieni, Allameh Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani, Ayatollah Borujerdi, Muhaqeq Iraqi, Seyyed Abul Hasan Isfahani, Sheykh Abul Qasem Kabir
Influenced Morteza Haeri Yazdi, Ali Meshkini, Morteza Motahhari, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Beheshti, Ahmad Jannati, Mir Asadollah Madani, Morteza Moghtadai, Mohammad Mofatteh, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Mohammad Alavi Gorgani, Naser Makarem Shirazi

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani (9 February 1898 – December 9, 1993) was an Iranian Shia cleric and marja. 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.

Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, great Shia Marja . 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. Before the age of 21, participated in jurisprudence and methodology classes of the late "Ayatollah Haeri" (the founder of Qom Hawzeh) and became one of his most significant students. After completing his education and achieving high scientific and spiritual positions, started teaching. At that time, he was one of the most prominent masters.

The following are his main masters:

Students: After death of "Ayatollah Abdul Karim Haeri" many students and scholars participated in methodology (Osul) classes of Ayatollah Golpayegani:

He wrote many treatises and books about Jurisprudence and Islam. Some of them are as follow:

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