Ahmad Mohseni Gorgani

Sheikh Ahmad Mohseni Garakani , (born 1926) is an Iranian Ayatollah. He was the Imam of Friday Prayer in Tuyserkan and the Chief of the Supreme Court of Iran, as well as representing the people of Markazi province in the Assembly of Experts from 1998 to 2024.

Biography

Ahmad Garakani was born on 1926 in a village called Garakan in Markazi province. His father, Ali Asghar was a farmer. After attending primary school, Garakani pursued his Islamic education by travelling to Qom in 1946 to attend the Qom Seminary. He attended classes from many esteemed Shia scholars such as Hossein Borujerdi, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Mohaghegh. He travelled to Najaf and attended the Hawza Najaf for around a year. While in Najaf, he was taught by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Muhsin al-Hakim and others. After the 1979 Iranian revolution, he was appointed as the prayer leader in Tuyserkan by Khomeini. He spent several years as a judge in the Supreme Court, before being elected as Chief of Supreme Court by Sadeq Larijani in September 2009.

Teachers Here are some of Ayatollah Garkani's teachers on his journey to becoming an Ayatollah.

Ruhollah Khomeini Muhsin al-Hakim Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei Hossein Borujerdi Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai Seyed Mahmoud Hosseini Shahroudi Sheikh Mahdi Mazandarani Seyed Reza Sadr Sheikh Abbas Tehrani Seyed Hossein Tabatabai Qomi Sheikh Mohammad Lakani Sheikh Mohammad Mojahedi Tabrizi

Works Ayatollah Garakani has published many works in Iran, here are some of them.

Hijab in Islam Friday Prayers Tafsir Surah al-Jumu'ah Tafsir Surah al-Munafiqun The Guardianship of Ahlul Bayt (as) Zakat (charity) in Islam The Message of Action Velayat Faqih and the Position of Leadership Experts