Revered cleric Ayatollah Bahjat passes away
Sun, 17 May 2009 14:37:24 GMT
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Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat
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Ayatollah Bahjat passed away at the age of 96 at the Vali-e-Asr Hospital in the city of Qom on Sunday.
He was born in Fouman, Gilan Province, Iran. At the age of 14, he moved to Karbala, Iraq to continue his religious studies. Four years later, he moved to Najaf to complete his studies under Ayatollah Taleghani and Ayatollah Naeini. He taught in the Seminary of Qom, Iran.
He was a student of Abul Hasan Isfahani, Mirza Naini and Taqi Shirazi.
Ayatollah Bahjat was among one of the most revered Iranian clerics whose religious decrees were followed by many Shia Muslims.
He was well-known for his piety and the strict observance of the principles of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).