Mohammad-Kazem Khorasani

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Mohammad Kazem Khorasani (1839–1911) was a Persian (Iranian) politician, philosopher, reformer and Shia Marja, born in Toos. He is known for his role in Persian Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911).

Khorasani started his education in Mashhad and Sabzevar where he got familiar with philosophy and continued his education in Tehran where he learnt Logic and Hekmat. Then he moved to Najaf for complementary studeis. He was a lecturer at Najaf seminary for years.

Mohammad Kazem Khorasani was one of the main leaders in Persian Constitutional Revolution. He had a significant role in popularizing the modern concepts introduced by non religious intellectuals of his time.

He had emphasis on "natural rights" of people and pushed the government and King of Persia to defend the "natural rights" of people.

His most notable student was Mirza Hossein Na'eeni whose ideas are still very much influential among contemporary Iranian religious intellectual circles.

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