His Eminence Reysahahri

A Prominent scholar who has held many state
and government positions since the beginning of
the Islamic Revolution. He is the founder and
head of an Islamic research Institute with the
purpose of searching and compiling genuine
Islamic Narrations.

hadith@hadith.net

Biography

Rayshahri was born in 1946 in city of Ray, near Tehran. In 1960, after finishing primary school he entered Burhaan Theological School in Ray. And in 1961, he migrated to Qom to complete his study. He finished his seminary studies in Qom just before the victory of the Islamic Revolution. He also migrated to Mashhad and Najaf for a short period of time for seminary studies.
Rayshahri has learned the advanced level of studies under Ayatollah Mirza Ali Mishkini, Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Fazil Lankaraani, and Hajj Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Tabataba'i. And for the Kharij stage of his seminary studies he learned under the late Ayatollah Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Ali Araaki, and Hajj Shaykh Husayn Waheed Khuraasaani. He also studied Fiqh (jurisprudence) under Ayatollah Mirza Ali Mishkini, Hajj Shaykh Jawadi Tabrizi, the late Hajj Sayyid Muhammad Reza Gulpaaygaani, and the late Hajj Shaykh Murtaza Al-Ha'iri.
After the Islamic Revolution's victory, Rayshahri held in various positions in public office.

*His works:
Books, treatises, articles, and other works of the above scholar are written in Arabic and/or Persian. For more information, refer to the Arabic or Persian section of this site.