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The Qom Seminary (Persian: حوزه علمیه قم) is the largest Islamic seminary (hawza) in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi in Qom. [1] It trains Usuli scholars.
Nov 19, 2021 · Recently, one of the highest-ranking Iranian clerics made headlines by criticizing the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy. On Oct. 21, Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf paid a visit to Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani in Qom.
Students of Qom (SOQ) is an association of English speaking Islamic Seminary students in the Holy City of Qom, aiming to develop, encourage, and facilitate the teachings of Islam’s pure message throughout the globe.
The statement, from a reformist/activist faction known as the Qom Seminary Lecturers and Scholars Assembly (Majmaʿe Moddaresin-e va Mohaqiqin-e Howzeh Elmiye-ye Qom), challenged the government’s efforts to portray the clerical establishment as united behind Iran’s leadership.
May 12, 2017 · Ever since Iran’s 1979 revolution, clerics from the holy city of Qom — home to the biggest seminary in the Shia world — have been dispatched across the country to encourage people to vote.
The two seminaries ( hawzat) of Najaf in south-central Iraq and Qom in central Iran form the most significant centers of theological, social, and political teaching in the Shi’a world.
On the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, the Qom seminary is torn in a struggle that may very well once again decide the future of Iran.
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