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Hadi Rohani

Sheikh Hadi Rohani (Persian: شیخ حادی روحانی; 3 March 1924 – 13 October 1999) was an Iranian ayatollah. He represented the Supreme Leader of Iran for Mazandaran Province,[1] as well as being the Friday Prayer Leader for Mazandaran.[2] He also represented the people in Mazandaran for the first, second and third terms of the Assembly of Experts.[3][4][5]

Ayatollah Sheikh
Hadi Rohani
Representative of the Supreme Leader.
In office
16 July 1979 – 13 October 1999
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byNorallah Tabresi
ConstituencyMazandaran Province
Friday Prayer Leader in Mazandaran
In office
5 November 1979 – 13 October 1999
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byNorallah Tabresi
Member of the First, Second, and Third terms of the Assembly of Experts.
In office
10 December 1982 – 13 October 1999
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byNorallah Tabresi
ConstituencyMazandaran Province
شیخ حادی روحانی
TitleAyatollah
Personal
Born(1924-03-03)3 March 1924
Kalleh Bast, Sublime State of Persia
Died13 October 1999(1999-10-13) (aged 75)
Babol, Iran
Resting placeAyatollah Rohani Library
36°32′58″N 52°40′51″E / 36.54948211936729°N 52.68075066360282°E / 36.54948211936729; 52.68075066360282
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
ChildrenHassan Rohani son
Parent
  • Mullah Dost Mohammad (father)
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
Alma materQom Hawza

Early life and background

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Hadi Rohani was born in Kalleh Bast, Babolsar County, on 3 March 1924. He was born to a poor and religious family. His father, Mullah Dost Mohammad, was a well-known cleric who would often preach Islam, as well as being a farmer. His father died when Hadi was 5 years old, then his family was hit with major poverty.[6] After the passing of father, he was forced to drop out of school when he was 10 to help provide for the family. He first started working alongside his mother on the farms. After some time, he worked in a bakery, as well as being a servant in the house of wealthy man in the area.[7]

Education

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Hadi Rohani was fascinated in Islamic knowledge when he was a teenager, and finally, when he was 18 he started studying in the Maulana Babol Mosque under his relative Mullah Ibrahim Tavassoli. After learning the basics there, he pursued his Islamic studies in Khatam al-Anbia Seminary in Mazandaran. After the death of his little sister, and the removal of Reza Shah, he asked his mother in 1944 for permission to pursue his Islamic studies in Qom, which were granted.[8] After two years of studying in Qom, he went to Mashhad to continue his studies, he was there for four years. While in Mashhad, he benefitted from being taught by Ayatollah Haj Sheikh Abdul Nabi Kojori Mazandarani and others.[6] In 1950, he returned to Qom, to perfect his Islamic Studies in the Qom Seminary by doing advanced courses (Darse Kharej). Here, he reached the status of Ayatollah by gaining Ijtihad and perfecting his knowledge in Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Tafsir (Interpretation of Quran) and other subjects. While attending these advanced courses, he was taught by many. Some notable figures are, Hossein Borujerdi, Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi, Ruhollah Khomeini, Abdol Javad Adib Nishabori, Musa al-Sadr, Mirza Ahmad Modares, Mirza Javad Aqa Tehrani, and Sheikh Abdol Hossein Faqihi Gilani (Rashti).[6]

Teachers

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Hadi Rohani had many teachers on his journey to become an Ayatollah, here are some[6][9]

  1. Sheikh Abdul Nabi Kojori Mazandarani
  2. Mirza Ahmad Modarres
  3. Mirza Javad Agha Tehrani
  4. Seyed Younes Ardabili
  5. Sheikh Ali Akbar Nahavandi
  6. Sheikh Kazem Damghani
  7. Sheikh Gholam Hossein Tabrizi
  8. Agha Hossein Faqih Sabzevari
  9. Sheikh Abdol Javad Adib Nishabori
  10. Seyed Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi
  11. Seyed Mohammad Baqer Soltani
  12. Sheikh Hossein Ali Montazeri
  13. Mirza Abolfazl Zahedi
  14. Allama Seyed Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
  15. Sheikh Abdol Hossein Faqihi Gilani (Rashti)
  16. Seyed Ruhollah Khomeini
  17. Seyed Musa al-Sadr

Political activities

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After staying in Qom until 1964, Hadi Rohani went back to his hometown. While he was there, he was very active in his criticism of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Pahlavi regime. This led to him being interrogated and harassed several times by SAVAK, which would lead to his eventual arrest. He was taken by SAVAK and interrogated on 20 August 1978, when they raided his home. He was sent to Tehran the same night.[10][6][11] This led to protests around Babol County as the people were very fond of Hadi, with the pressure from the people, the Shah ordered for him to be released on 1 September 1978.[6]

After the Iranian Revolution, Hadi Rohani spent the rest of his years being the Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Imam of Friday Prayer in Mazandaran, and he represented the people of Mazandaran in the Assembly of Experts. His first Friday of being the Imam occurred on 9 November 1979.[12] He took his Friday prayers very seriously, and would attend even when he was ill. The last Friday Prayer he was the Imam of was on 27 April 1999.[13]

Works

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Here are some of his many works[14]

  • Interpretation of Surah Hamd
  • Resurrection in Islam
  • A Look into the Issue of the Province.

Death

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Hadi Rohani passed away on 13 October 1999 in Babol.[13] He was buried in the Ayatollah Rohani Library, next to the Khatam al-Anbiya (Sadr) Theological Seminary, the streets were full for his funeral.[11] Ali Khamenei also sent a message of condolences after his passing.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ khomeini, Imam. "حکم رسیدگی به امور منطقه بابل به آقای هادی روحانی‌". Emam.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-29.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ khomeini, Imam. "حکم انتصاب آقای هادی روحانی به سمت امامت جمعه بابل‌". Emam.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-29.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "1982 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. ^ "1990 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. ^ "1998 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "مرکز بررسی اسناد تاریخی". historydocuments.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  7. ^ "زندگینامه آیت الله شیخ هادی روحانی :: هیئت نورالائمه (ع) رهروان شهدای هادی شهر". noorolaemme.blog.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. ^ tebyan.net, موسسه فرهنگی واطلاع رسانی تبیان | (2009-10-13). "آيتاللَّه شيخ هادي روحاني". fa. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  9. ^ "زندگی نامه آيت الله شيخ هادي روحاني". RaZiPA "رضی پا"سالروز 9 دی گرامی باد" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  10. ^ "زندگی نامه آیت الله شیخ هادی روحانی". 2014-03-01. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  11. ^ a b "زندگینامه حضرت آیت الله روحانی (ره) ،نماینده فقید امام و رهبری در استان مازندران | دفتر امام جمعه بابل | حجت الاسلام والمسلمین مجتبی روحانی" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  12. ^ "رسانه مجازی نگاه – آیت الله هادی روحانی – دين و معارف اسلامی". www.negahmedia.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  13. ^ a b "نوزدهمین سالگرد ارتحال آیت الله روحانی(ره) در ساری برگزار می شود". خبرگزاری حوزه (in Persian). 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  14. ^ "مراسم سالگرد ارتحال ایت الله هادی روحانی برگزارمی شود – شبستان". khabarban.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  15. ^ Khamenei, Ali. "Message of Condolence for Ayatollah Hadi Rohani". Khamenei.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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