Morteza Motahhari

Morteza Motahhari
Head of Council of the Islamic Revolution
In office
12 January 1979 – 1 May 1979
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Succeeded byMahmoud Taleghani
Personal details
Born(1919-01-31)31 January 1919
Fariman, Sublime State of Persia
Died1 May 1979(1979-05-01) (aged 60)
Tehran, Iran
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeFatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom
NationalityIranian
Political party
SpouseAzam (Aliyeh) Rouhani
Children7, including Ali Motahhari
RelativesAli Larijani (son-in-law)
Signature
Theological work
ReligionIslam
DenominationTwelver Shīʿā
SchoolJaʿfari
Main interestsIslamic philosophy
Years active1944–1979
Alma materQom Seminary
University of Tehran
Taught atUniversity of Tehran
Influenced

Morteza Motahhari (Persian: مرتضی مطهری, also Romanized as "Mortezā Motahharī"; 31 January 1919[3] – 1 May 1979) was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, philosopher, lecturer. Motahhari is considered to have an important influence on the ideologies of the Islamic Republic, among others.[4] He was a co-founder of Hosseiniye Ershad and the Combatant Clergy Association (Jāme'e-ye Rowhāniyat-e Mobārez). He was a disciple of Ruhollah Khomeini during the Shah's reign and formed the Council of the Islamic Revolution at Khomeini's request. He was chairman of the council at the time of his assassination.[5]

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  2. ^ R. Michael Feener (2004), Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, ABC-CLIO, p. 89, ISBN 9781576075166
  3. ^ "IICHS - Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies".
  4. ^ Manouchehr Ganji (2002). Defying the Iranian Revolution: From a Minister to the Shah to a Leader of Resistance. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-275-97187-8. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ^ Debating Muslims Michael M. J. Fischer, Mehdi Abedi