Abdul Karim Kho'ini Zanjani (Persian: عبدالکریم خوئینی زنجانی), (1874–1938) was an Iranian scholar and cleric.[1]
Personal life
In 1874, Karim was born in Kho'ini. His father was Mlaabrahym bin Ishaq ibn Imran Sheikh Ansari. His mother was the daughter of Sheikh Abdul Karim Oil Qazvin. She had a higher education. Karim's mother had a keen interest in spirituality.[2] He married in Najaf and then returned to Qazvin, where he died in 1938 after going to Kho'ini. He was buried in the new cemetery.
Education
Karim received his early education at Immaculate Seminary Qazvin. He moved to Najaf for his higher education.[3]
His professors in Najaf were:
- Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
- Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani
- Akhund Khorasani
- Muhammad Hujjat Kuh-Kamari
- Mirza Mohammad Taqi Shirazi
Return to Zanjan
Karim returned to Zanjan in 1908 to promote religion, the affairs of the Muslim people, and to train seminary students. Mirza Baqir Zanjani taught alongside prominent teachers such as Sayed Ahmad Zanjani, a leading scholar in Qom during the Boroujerdi time.[4]