Biography
He was born in Bahman 1313
A.Sh. (January, 1934 A.D.) in Yazd in a family known for its religious background and
piety. At the age of seven he began his primary study and finished in 1947 with high
marks. After that he entered the Hawzah of Yazd and finished the preliminary and the
intermediate stages with Shaykh Muhammad Ali Nahawi within four years.
Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi migrated to Najaf Ashraf, with the encouragement of
one of his family members, to continue his studies. After one year he returned to Iran -
to Qom. There, he joined the lectures of Kharij of Imam Khumayni, in the subject of Fiqh.
It was during his studies of Tafseer and Philosiphy under Allamah Tabataba'i that he
developed a spiritual and ethical relationship with Allamah Tabataba'i; and at the same
time he benefitted from Ayatullah Ansari and Bahjat.
During the uprising of the religious scholars against the Pahlavi regieme,
Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi began his political activities and played an important role in the
events of those days - especially through his relationship with eminent characters such as
the martyr Dr Beheshti and the martyr Mutahhari. He also played an effective role in
rebuilding the structure of the Hawzah and coordinating its concepts with the universities
of the country. This was done with the collaboration of martyr Beheshti and martyr
Quddousi in the Haqqani and Muntaziriyyah schools - he also became a member of the board
of directors of Haqqani school. He participated in the scientific and cultural activities
of "Dar Rah-e Haqq" , and was the main organizer of the
educational section of the mentioned organization.
In addition to that, Misbah Yazdi did his best in the field of combating
corrupt beliefs, which would caused the people to fall into the abyss of irreligiousness
and despair, defaming the brilliant visage of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.
After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he began a new era of political
and cultural activities, which ended his activites of establishing a cooperative
relationship between the Hawzah and universities. With this he displayed remarkable
efforts in the cultivating the revolutionary headquarters.
His great achievement lies in the establishment of the scientific-cultural
organization of Baqir al-`Ulum, which later became an eminent center of scientific and
cultural activities in the country.
Today, Misbah Yazdi is a member of the Supreme Council of the cultural
revolution, the head of the Imam Khumayni Research & Scientific Organization. He is
also a member of the Assembly of Teachers in the Hawzah of Qom. Moreover, Ayatullah Misbah
Yazdi is now giving lessons on Philosophy and the Holy Qur'an. He also has made many trips
abroad for the purpose of popagating the Islamic teachings and he has compiled many
well-known books on many different subjects.
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