Jalal Al-Din Taheri
Jalal Al-Din Taheri | |
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Born | Jalal Al-Din Taheri Hossein Abadi January 1, 1926 Isfahan, Iran |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Isfahan, Iran |
Other names | سید جلالالدین طاهری اصفهانی |
Known for | Friday payers Imam of Isfahan Member of Assembly of Experts |
Children | Abdul Hossein Malek Azam Mohammad Hossein Mahdi Ahmad Ali |
Relatives | Abdul Khalegh Taheri (Father) |
Website | Official website |
Jalal Al-Din Taheri Esfahani ( سید جلالالدین طاهری اصفهانی, sometimes spelled Jalaluddin Taheri or Jalaleddin Taheri, 1 January 1926 – 2 June 2013) was an Iranian scholar, theologian and Islamic philosopher. He was a critic of Islamic extremism and was the representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
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Career
Taheri was a member of Assembly of Experts and representative of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Isfahan province. In 2002, Taheri resigned after 30 years as prayer leader in Isfahan.[1] Taheri's resignation letter complained of "generalized corruption of religious power in Iran."[2] On 30 June 2009, Taheri wrote an open letter in which he called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency illegitimate.[3]
Death
Taheri died on 2 June 2013 at near 5 A.M after 35 days of hospitalization due to Respiratory arrest in one of the Isfahan's hospital. He suffered respiratory disease for a long time.[4] "Tens of thousands" attended his funeral in what was reportedly "Iran's biggest anti-government protest for years". Mourners chanted anti-government slogans such as “the political prisoners must freed,” and, “Mousavi and Karroubi must be freed,” calling Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a dictator.[5][6] He was buried in his hometown in Golestan Shohaha camstry beside his son.
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