Mohammed Emami-Kashani

Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani (born in Bid Aabaad, Isfahan, in 1917) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been the Interim Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran.^[1]

He has called al-Qaeda an "illegitimate child of America and Israel":

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You talk about al-Qaeda. Have you forgotten who has bred al-Qaeda? It's the illegitimate child of America and Israel, but you name it Islam. This savagery is not Islam. It is coming from inside of you and it is now punching you.[2]

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He is a proponent of the rule of law with the following condition,

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The law comes from the people and our laws are based on Islam.[3]

”

At the age of 18, he left for Najaf, Iraq, to continue his Islamic education. Like all Iranian ayatollahs, he possesses a working knowledge of Persian and Arabic.

See also

• Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2006

References and notes

1. ^ Iran IRNA: Kashani on Right to Nuclear Technology - 10-14-05
2. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | UK invited attacks - Iran cleric
3. ^ FarsiNet News - News related to Iran, Iranians and Persians - June 1998

External links

• Ayatullah Muhammad Imami Kashani
• Enemies Don't See Iran's Realities, Fars News Agency, 2007-02-16

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