Residence Shia scholar | Died Jahrom, Iran | |
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Ayatollah Seyed ‘Abd al-Husayn Mousavi Najafi Lari (Persian: آیت الله سید عبدالحسین موسوی نجفی لاری) was born 1226 SH, Najaf. He died 1303 SH, Jahrom. He was one of the clergymen and jurists from South Iran who advocated creating a constitution and had a major role during the nomads’ war against British forces in First World War.
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Living in Najaf
Seyed Abdol Hossein Moussavi Najafi Lari was originally from Dezful. He was born in 1847 in Najaf. He completed his studies under the supervision of great scholars such as Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husseini Shirazi, Sheikh Mohammad Hossein Kazemi, and Mullah Lotfollah Mazandarani. At the age of twenty-two he achieved the theological rank (Ijtihad). He lived in Najaf for forty-five years and he was also considered as a professor at Najaf's Seminary."
Migration from Najaf to Lar
In the late Naser al-Din Shah Qajar era, intense conflicts and insecurity arising from its local rulers and politicians as well as tax abuses. Under the Elders Larestan County area of Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husseini Shirazi, requested they send a Mojtahed to take control of the Muslim community in Larestan County.Therefore, with a view Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husseini Shirazi, in 1309 AH Sayed Abdul Hussain, Najaf left and traveled to Larestan County."
Important measures in Larestan
His association with the Fars and Bushehr revolutionary forces reflects his important and influential role in the Constitutional Revolution in Fars.
Students
Death
Seyed Abdol Hossein lari fourth Friday of Shawwal 1342 AH (19 Ordibehesht 1303 SH) died and was buried after six years of stay in the Jahrom.