Mohammad Reza Golpaygani

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Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani (1898-1993) was born in Gogad village, near the city of Golpaygan, Iran. He was taught preliminary studies by his father, Mohammad Bagher. At the age of 9, his father died, and he moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies. At the age of 20, he moved to Arak to study under Grand Ayatollah Haeri Yazdi. After Haeri Yazdi and Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Khansari founded the hawza of Qom, he moved there and delivered lectures in the Islamic Seminary.[1]