Ayatollah Seyyed Aboutaleb Pishvai

Ayatollah Seyyed Aboutaleb Pishvai (Persian: الله سید ابو طالب پیشوایی; Bandar-e Anzali, c. 1896-21 October 1978) was a prominent Iranian Ayatollah.

Biography

He first studied for five years in Rasht and Kazemein (Kadhimayn) He continued his study for 14 years at Najaf (Iraq), but returned to Bandar-e Anzali, a harbour town on the Caspian Sea, and became its Imam Jome (religious leader). He would play a key role in the reconstruction of the Friday Mosque there.

In 1961 Ayatollah Khomeini visited a scholar's home in Qom in order to meet Ayatollah Pishvai. His son, Seyyed Mohammad Javad Pishvai, was dressed in clerical garbs by Ayatollah Khomeini.[1]

As his death coincided with the start of the Iranian Revolution and also due to his popularity his funeral drew huge crowds. He was buried in his own mosque.[2][3]

Funeral of Ayatollah Seyyed Aboutaleb Pishvai

References

  1. ↑ "آیت الله سیدابوطالب پیشوایی در میانسالی". Rangeiman.
  2. ↑ "درگذشت عالم بزرگ بندر انزلی + تصاویر/ آغاز انتشار روزنامه پرچم اسلامی در رشت". Dana. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "تشییع جنازه آیت الله پیشوایی ۱ آبان ۱۳۵۷". Rangeiman. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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