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Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Subject: Revered cleric Ayatollah Bahjat passes away
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Wilayaha Network sends its earnest condolence on the sad occasion of the Demise of Ayatollah Bahjat, A great Personality our Time.
Revered cleric Ayatollah Bahjat passes away Sun, 17 May 2009 14:37:24 GMT
The Shia source of emulation Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat |
A top Iranian Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat has passed away of heart problems.
Ayatollah Bahjat passed away at the age of 96 at the Vali-e-Asr Hospital in the city of Qom on Sunday.
He was born in Fouman, Gilan Province, Iran. At the age of 14, he moved to Karbala, Iraq to continue his religious studies. Four years later, he moved to Najaf to complete his studies under Ayatollah Taleghani and Ayatollah Naeini. He taught in the Seminary of Qom, Iran.shams...@gmail.com
He was a student of Abul Hasan Isfahani, Mirza Naini and Taqi Shirazi.
Ayatollah Bahjat was among one of the most revered Iranian clerics whose religious decrees were followed by many Shia Muslims.
He was well-known for his piety and the strict observance of the principles of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
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