Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani

Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, great Shia Marja' (religious leader who people follow him). He was born in 1898 in Golpayegan –Iran. His father "Seyyed muhammad Baqer" was a great scholar. From his childhood started learning promary 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.

Masters:
The following are his main masters:
1) Seyyed Muhammad Hasan Khansari
2) Ayatollah Haeri
3) Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Golpayegani

His temporary masters:
1) Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Golpayegani
2) Ayatollah Muhammad Reza Isfahani
3) Allameh Naieni
4) Allameh Muhammad Hossein Isfahani
5) Ayatollah Borujerdi
6) Muhaqeq Iraqi
7) Seyyed Abul Hasan Isfahani

Students:
After death of "Ayatollah Abdul Karim Haeri" many students and scholars participated in methodology (Osul) classes of Ayatollah Golpayegani:
1- The late Ayatollah Murteza Haeri
2- The late Sheikh Muhammad Fakour
3- Mrtyr Murteza Mutahari
4- Martyr Seyyed Muhammad Ali Qazi
5- Martyr Seyyed Muhammad Hossein Beheshti
6- Martyr Mufatteh
7- Martyr Qoddusi
8- Martyr Shah Abaadi
9- Ayatollah Meshkini
10- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
11- Ayatollah Jannati
12- Ayatollah Ostadi
13- Ayatollah Kharazi
14- Ayatollah Tuiserkani
15- Ayatollah Salawati , etc.

Ayatollah Golpayegani died in 1993 in Qom.

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