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Khalil Kamarah'i

1898 – 1984

Iranian historian, philosopher and writer

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Lived 1898 – 1984 (aged 85–86). Khalil Kamarah'i was an Iranian historian, philosopher and writer.

Ayatollah Haj Mirza Khalil Kamarah'i (; 1898, in Ferneq – 1984, in Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian author, researcher and philosopher of contemporary theology that sought to unite the Muslim sects supporting his cause.

He studied under Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi in Arak and Qom. He continued his studies of various Islamic subjects and philosophy throughout his life. He worked with the administration in the Vatican City on various philosophical questions, which he later released in a separate book. He travelled to Cairo on behalf of Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi and Mahmud Shaltut, the Grand Mufti and dean of Al-Azhar University Sheikh, for fatwa. He was an imam for the Jamaat of Fakhr-ol-dowleh Mosque in Tehran for more than three decades and taught at the University of Theology in Tehran for five years.

Death He died in his home in Tehran, on Thursday 11 October 1984 after two years' illness. He was buried in Qom, near the Fatima Masumeh Shrine.

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Born
1898, Farnaq, Khomeyn
Birth century
Died
1984, Tehran
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Also known as
Ayatollah Haj Mirza Khalil Kamareyi

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Who was Khalil Kamarah'i?

Iranian historian, philosopher and writer (1898–1984)

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Khalil Kamarah'i was born in 1898 in Farnaq, Khomeyn.

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Khalil Kamarah'i died in 1984 in Tehran.

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Khalil Kamarah'i was a historian, philosopher and writer.

What nationality was Khalil Kamarah'i?

Khalil Kamarah'i was Iranian.

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· Wikipedia: Khalil Kamarah'i

· Wikidata: Q5963400

· DBpedia: Khalil Kamarah'i

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