Haghani Circle

Haghani school (also Haqqani)is a Shi'a school of thought in Iran founded by a group of clerics based in the holy city of Qom and headed by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, an influential hoze and theologian. It has been described as "a kind of Ecole Nationale d'Administration for the Islamic Republic" whose alumni "form the backbone of the clerical management class that runs Iran's key political and security institutions." During Iran's elections it is said to be common for candidates to visit the city to "pay homage" to Haghani religious leaders and "receive their blessing." [Nasr, Vali, "The Shia Revival", (Norton, 2006), p.215] Another source says "most Haghani people serve either in the security forces or in the military." [ [http://www.wilsoncenter.org/events/docs/MohsenSazegaraText.pdf Iran on the eve of the presidential elections. Mohsen Sazegara, May 23, 2005] ]

According to journalist Tim Rutten "the Haghani is a particularly aggressive school of radical Shiite Islam which lives in expectation of the imminent coming of the Mahdi, a kind of Islamic messiah, who will bring peace and justice -- along with universal Islamic rule -- to the entire world. ... Members ... of this school believe they must act to speed the Mahdi's coming." [ [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-rutten29sep29,0,1222354.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar Ahmadinejad walks away with a win - Los Angeles Times, Tim Rutten, September 29, 2007] ] .

The school trains clerics with both a traditional and modern curriculum, including a secular education in science, medicine, politics, and Western/non-Islamic philosophy. It was founded by Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, Ayatollah Dr. Beheshti and Ayatollah Sadoughi.Ayatollah tallegani Many famous theologians and influential figures in Iran's politics after the revolution were associated (as teacher or student) with the Haghani Circle or follows its ideology:

*Ali Fallahian, The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security
*Ahmad Jannati
*Ali Younesi, The Former Ministry of Intelligence and National Security
*Rouhollah Hosseinian
*Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei, The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security
*Mostafa Pourmohammadi., Former Interior Minister
*Mostafa ebrahimifar
*gholam hossien Karbaschi
*Hojjat ol eslam Raieesi
*Hojjat ol eslam Alizadeh
*Gholam Reza Naghdi
*General Zolghadr
*General Allah Karam
*Hossein Shariatmadari
*Abbas Salimi Namin
*Hasan Shaian- far
*Mojtaba Zonnour
*Hojjat ol eslam Izad-Panah
*Hojjat ol eslam Meravi
*Hojjat ol eslam Rahbar
*Mohammad Rei-shahri, The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security
*Hojjat ol eslam Neeiazi
*Hojjat ol eslam Nezam-Zadeh
*Hojjat ol eslam Mohammadi-Eraghi
*Hojjat ol eslam Moalla
*Sadeq Ziarati
*Mohsen Mohammadi Eraqi
*Hojjat ol eslam Mir-Sepah
*Hojjat ol eslam Faker
*Ahmad Khatami
*Ayatollah Seyyed Hasan taheri Khorramabadi
*Ayatollah Javadi Amoli
*Ayatollah Dr. Ahmad AhmadiAyatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, the founder of Haghani School, is President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ideological mentor and spiritual guide.

ee also

*Hojjatieh
*Chain Murders of Iran
*History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran
*Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts
*Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom

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