Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani

Mohammad Hossein Esheni or Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani (1868 – May 5, 1956) was an Iranian Shia cleric and experienced Faqih.

‌Birth Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani was born around 1868 (1285 AH) in Qudejan village of Cheshmeh Sar Rural District in the Central District of Khansar County, Isfahan Province, Iran. He grew up in a sagacious and religious family and spent his childhood and adolescence under the tutelage of a sage pious father and a religious mother. His father Haaj Mulla Mohammad and his grandfather Haaj Mulla Ali were both Islamic scholars and ascetics of their time. Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani lived in the village of Eshen for many years to propagate the rules and religion of Islam, and for this reason, he became known as "Esheni".

Educations Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani, who had heard the fame of the Isfahan seminary and its ancient background many times, went to Isfahan and benefited greatly from the presence of famous men and scientists of this city. Among his professors in Isfahan are Mirza Abolma'ali Kalbasi, Mir Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Modarres, Mohammad Taghi Agha Najafi and Seyyed Mohammad Bagher Dorchehie.

Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani, after using the presence of the famous jurists and sages of Isfahan, went to Iraq and became acquainted with the opinions and views of the Islamic jurists and scholars of that land. At that time, there were famous scholars and teachers in Najaf such as Muhammad Kadhim Khorasani, Mohammed Kazem Yazdi, Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani and the like, and Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani probably studied under them, especially Muhammad Kadhim Khorasani and Mohammed Kazem Yazdi.

Return to Iran After returning from Najaf, at the request of his close friend and companionship Hossein Ali Tababataei Borujerdi, Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani went to the village of Eshen in the northwest of Najafabad County to preach and promote the rules of Islam. was born, and he later became known as "Esheni" too.

Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani also went to Golpayegan for some time during the reign of Reza Shah and settled in his hometown of Qudejan

Teaching and disciples The late Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani, after living in the village of Eshen for many years, finally after 1946 (1365 AH) in the last ten years of his life, at the insistence of some scholars as well as some benefactors of Isfahan, such as the late Rahimzadeh, he returned to Isfahan and taught at the Darb-e-Kushk seminary. Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani teaching the highest level Islamic seminary courses there (the great contemporary scholar of Isfahan) and his own son Nur al-Din Esheni (Islamic sage and philosopher) acknowledged Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani 's jurisprudence. The late Seyyed Mosleh al-Din Mahdavi (famous researcher and historian) praised Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani as: "the learned jurist, the perfect scholar and the perfect mujtahid who had the mastery of religion and science".

Children Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani left a total of five children with his two wives. From the first wife, two sons and a daughter: Mr. Nur al-Din, Mr. Jalal and Ms. Fatemeh, and from the second wife, a son and a daughter: Mr. Mahdi and Ms. Taaj. The late Nur al-Din Esheni

Death Mohammad Hossein Esheni died on May 5, 1956 (Ramadan 24, 1375 AH) and was buried next day in "Kalbasi Tekyeh" (Tomb of his master Mirza Abolma'ali Kalbasi) in Takht-e Foulad cemetery in Isfahan, Iran.