Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
- Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom (جامعهٔ مدرسین حوزهٔ علمیهٔ قم), was founded 1961 by the leading Shia clerics of Qom to organize religious teachings in the seminaries, and expand the religious teachings in Iran. It currently heads the Supreme Council of Qom Hawzas, and proposes judges to the judiciary system.
Founders
Its founders comprising(none of them were Ayatollah at that time):
* Azari Qomi
* Ebrahim Amini
* Ali Meshkini
* Hossein-Ali Montazeri
* Qoddusi
* Rabbani Shirazi
Members
Its current members include among others:
* Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai
* Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi
* Grand Ayatollah Moslem Malakouti
* Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri
* Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi
* Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi
* Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi
* Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini
* Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami
* Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati
Activities
The Society approves a list of marjas in Qom. In 1963 the Society declared Ayatollah Khomeini as marja. In 1994, after the death of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Araki, the Society nominated seven of the Ulama as his succeeders to be Marja including Ayatollah Khamenei .
References
* [http://www.peiknet.com/1385/02bah/27/page/rahbar10.htm]
* [http://www.hayat.ir/?lang=fa&page=showbody_news&row_id=27177]
* [http://jameeh.com/Moarfi.htm]
* [http://www.aftabnews.ir/vdcepe8jho8ne.html]
Bibliography
*جامعه مدرسین حوزه علمیه قم از آغاز تا کنون، سید محسن صالح و علیرضا جوادزاده، ناشر: مرکز اسناد انقلاب اسلامی
ee also
*List of Ayatollahs
*Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts
*Haghani Circle
*History of principle-ism in Iran
External links
* [http://jameeh.com Official Website]
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