Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari

Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari
محمدتقی جعفری

Allameh Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari
Religion Shia Islam (Usuli Twelver)
Other names Persian: محمدتقی جعفری‎‎
Personal
Born 1923
Tabriz, Iran (formerly Varzeqan)
Died 1998
Senior posting
Title Allameh
Religious career
Website The Ostad Jafari Institute

Allameh Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari (Persian: علامه محمد تقی جعفری‎‎) was an Iranian scholar, philosopher, intellectual, and islamic theologist. Ja'fari was a Shia philosopher and thinker in the recent time. He was expert in various fields such as history, logic, metaphysics, philosophy, literature, mysticism, jurisprudence, and philosophy of science.[1]

Biography

Mohammad-Taki Ja'fari was born on 1923 in Tabriz, Iran. He graduated from elementary studies in Tabriz and continued his education in the Talebieh Seminary. Mohammad-Taghi then went to Qom and Tehran Seminaries for benefiting from religious scholars of the time. Thereafter he left Iran for 11 years to atten the School of Theology in Najaf. He achieved his Ijtihad degree when he was 23 years old. Ja'fari returned to Iran and taught in Qom and Tehran.[2][3]

Works

Death

Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari died in London on 16 November 1998 and was buried in Mashhad in the vicinity of Imam Reza Shrine. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Seyed Javad Miri (14 August 2010). Reflections on the Social Thought of Allama M.T. Jafari: Rediscovering the Sociological Relevance of the Primordial School of Social Theory. University Press of America. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7618-5192-9.
  2. ↑ Timothy Wright (7 November 2013). No Peace Without Prayer: Encouraging Muslims and Christians to Pray Together; A Benedictine Approach. Liturgical Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-8146-3847-7.
  3. ↑ "Allameh Jafari commemoration in the 23rd Book Fair". Iran's Book News Agency. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Hussaini, Muhammad Reza. "Allamah Muhammad Taqi Jafari". imamreza.net. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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