Grand Ayatollah Asif Mohseni | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 26 April 1935 |
| Died | 5 August 2019 (aged 84) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shi'a |
| Sect | Twelver |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Usuli |
| Other names | Sheikh Muhammad Asif Mohseni |
| Occupation | Marja', former Mujahideen leader |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Period in office | ? – 2019 |
| Post | Grand Ayatollah |
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni (Persian: آیتالله العظمی محمد آصف محسنی; 26 April 1935 – 5 August 2019)[1] was an Afghan Twelver Shi'a Marja', widely considered to have been the most powerful in Afghanistan.[2][3] He was the founder of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan.[4]
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- ^ Farmer, Ben. "Shi'a Cleric Defends Law Said to Legalise Marital Rape." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Apr. 2009. Web. 08 June 2015.
- ^ Arbabzadah, Nushin (18 April 2009). "Afghanistan's turbulent cleric". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.