Mohaqiq Kabuli

Grand Ayatullah Qorban Ali Mohaqiq Kabuli was a Twelver Shia Marja' in Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Hazara.

Biography Early life He was born in the Turkman Valley in Parwan, north-west of Kabul.

Education and career He started basic religious schooling at the age of seven, by learning the Quran and religion related books in the Persian language. He got deeply involved in Islamic beliefs, literature, logic, jurisprudence and sciences after he joined local religious schools. Later, he went to Kabul where educational resources were limited and the political situation was not ideal. Then for further studies, he left Afghanistan for Iran.

In 1332 SH, he went to study in Najaf, Iraq. His teachers there were Ayatollah Abdul Ali Sabzevri, Sheikh Kazim Tabrezi, Sayed Abdul Hussein Rashti, Mohammad Taqi Al-Razi, Sheikh Sadra, and Sheikh Mujtaba Talmaz. He also attended lectures of Imam Khomeini. In 1334 SH his teachers were Ayatollah Khoei and Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Baqir Zanjani.

After completing his education he returned to Afghanistan in 1973, where he was welcomed by thousands of people on his arrival.

Death

He died on 11 June 2019, at the age of 91.