Ahmad Khonsari
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Ahmad Khonsari was an Iranian grand ayatollah and indeed a marja. In contrast to all other maraji of his time, who lived in Qom or in Najaf, he was based in Tehran. He died in 1985, aged 98.[1]
He was a quietist, who believed the clergy should not get involved in politics.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/20/world/ayatollah-khonsari-98-dies-a-noted-iranian-theologian.html?pagewanted=print
- ^ Michael M. J. Fischer, Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003, p.80