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Kázim Rashtí | |
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سید کاظم رشتی | |
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| Born | 1793 |
| Died | 1843 (aged 49–50) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Qajar dynasty |
| Denomination | Twelver Shia |
| Movement | Shaykhísm |
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Sayyid Kāẓim bin Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Rashtī (1793–1843) (Arabic: سيد كاظم بن قاسم الحسيني الرﺷتي), mostly known as Siyyid Kázim Rashtí (Persian: سید کاظم رشتی), was the son of Siyyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. He was appointed as the successor of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, and led the Shaykhí movement until his death.
He came from a family of well known merchants. He was a Shaykhi scholar who told his students about the coming of the Mahdi and the "Masih" (the return of Christ) and taught them how to recognize them. After his death in 1843, many of his students spread out around Asia, Europe and Africa for the search.
Upon his death he was buried near the tomb of Imam Hossein in Karbala.