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Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom (?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ??), was founded 1961 by the leading Shia clerics of Qom
Qom

Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. It has an estimated population of 1,042,309 in 2005....
 to organize religious teachings in the seminaries, and expand the religious teachings in Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. It currently heads the Supreme Council of Qom Hawza
Hawza

Hawza or ?awza ?ilmiyya is a seminary of traditional Shi'a Islamic studies.Several senior Grand Ayatollahs constitute the hawza. The institutions in Najaf, Iraq and Qom, Iran, are the preeminent seminary centers for the training of Shi'a clergymen....
s, and proposes judges to the judiciary system
Judicial system of Iran

A nationwide judicial system in Iran was first implemented and established by Ali Akbar Davar and some of his contemporaries such as Abdolhossein Teymourtash under Reza Shah, with further changes during the second Pahlavi dynasty era....
.

founders comprising(none of them were Ayatollah at that time):
current members include among others:



Activities
The Society approves a list of marjas in Qom
Qom

Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. It has an estimated population of 1,042,309 in 2005....
.






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Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom (?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ??), was founded 1961 by the leading Shia clerics of Qom
Qom

Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. It has an estimated population of 1,042,309 in 2005....
 to organize religious teachings in the seminaries, and expand the religious teachings in Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. It currently heads the Supreme Council of Qom Hawza
Hawza

Hawza or ?awza ?ilmiyya is a seminary of traditional Shi'a Islamic studies.Several senior Grand Ayatollahs constitute the hawza. The institutions in Najaf, Iraq and Qom, Iran, are the preeminent seminary centers for the training of Shi'a clergymen....
s, and proposes judges to the judiciary system
Judicial system of Iran

A nationwide judicial system in Iran was first implemented and established by Ali Akbar Davar and some of his contemporaries such as Abdolhossein Teymourtash under Reza Shah, with further changes during the second Pahlavi dynasty era....
.

Founders

Its founders comprising(none of them were Ayatollah at that time):
  • Azari Qomi
  • Ebrahim Amini
    Ebrahim Amini

    Ayatollah Haj Shaykh Ebrahim Amini is an Iranian politician in the Assembly of Experts. He is also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council....
  • Ali Meshkini
    Ali Meshkini

    Ayatollah Ali Akbar Feyz , widely known as Ali Meshkini Ardabili ‎, was an Iranian cleric and politician....
  • Hossein-Ali Montazeri
  • Qoddusi
  • Rabbani Shirazi

Members

Its current members include among others:

  • Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai
    Morteza Moghtadai

    Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai is an Iranian Shia scholar, and deputy chairman of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. He was re-elected to the fourth Assembly of Experts....
  • Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi
    Naser Makarem Shirazi

    Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi is one of the most influential ayatollahs currently in Iran. He is a spiritual guide for many Twelver Shi'a Muslims....
  • Grand Ayatollah Moslem Malakouti
    Moslem malakouti

    Grand Ayatollah Moslem Malakouti is an Iranian Shia Marja.ReferencesExternal links*...
  • Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri
    Hossein Mazaheri

    Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri is an Iranian Shia Marja. At the age of 14, he moved to Isfahan Seminary to start his religious studies. Five years later, he moved to Qom to complete his studies under Ayatollah Boroujerdi and Ayatollah Khomeini....
  • Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi
  • Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi
  • Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi
    Mohammad Yazdi

    Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was head of Judiciary System of Iran of Iran between 1989 and 1999, following Ayatollah Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili and succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi....
  • Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini
    Ebrahim Amini

    Ayatollah Haj Shaykh Ebrahim Amini is an Iranian politician in the Assembly of Experts. He is also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council....
  • Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami
    Ahmad Khatami

    Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khatami is a member of the Assembly of Experts. He has strong ties with the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....
  • Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati
    Ahmad Jannati

    Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah is an Iranian ayatollah and Politics of Iran. He is the chairman of the Guardian Council, the body in charge of checking legislation approved by Majlis of Iran with the Constitution of Iran and sharia, and approving the candidates in various Elections in Iran....


Activities


The Society approves a list of marjas in Qom
Qom

Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. It has an estimated population of 1,042,309 in 2005....
. In 1963 the Society declared Ayatollah Khomeini as marja
Marja

Marja , also appearing as Marja Taqlid or Marja Dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference". It is the label provided to Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority to make legal decisions within the confines of Sharia for followers and less-credentialed clerics....
. In 1994, after the death of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki
Mohammad Ali Araki

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He was a teacher in the hawza of Qom. He was born in Arak, Iran and died in Qom....
, the Society nominated seven of the Ulama
Ulama

Ulama could refer to:* Ulema, also spelled "Ulema", a community of legal scholars of Islam and the Sharia* Ulama , a variety of a Mesoamerican ballgame descended from an Aztec ritual....
 as his succeeders to be Marja
Marja

Marja , also appearing as Marja Taqlid or Marja Dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference". It is the label provided to Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority to make legal decisions within the confines of Sharia for followers and less-credentialed clerics....
 including Ayatollah Khamenei .

Bibliography

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See also

  • List of Ayatollahs
    List of ayatollahs

    This is a partial list of Ayatollahs, a title given to high ranked Twelver Shi'a Muslims clerics....
  • Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts
    Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts

    Council for Spreading President's Thoughts is an official high-council, established by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government in order to spread the philosophy, ideology and sociology of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....
  • Haghani Circle
    Haghani Circle

    Haghani school is a Shi'a school of thought in Iran founded by a group of clerics based in the holy city of Qom and headed by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, an influential hoze and theologian....
  • History of principle-ism in Iran


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