Morteza Motahhari

Morteza Motahhari (Persian مرتضی مطهری; * February 3, 1920, † May 1 or 3 May 1979 ) was a Shia cleric Ayatollah with the religious title and an Iranian politician.

Morteza Motahhari taught philosophy at the University of Tehran and was in exile in France of the revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini, whose right hand and leading member of the Revolutionary Council. On the famous photo of the Return of the Supreme Leader on February 1, 1979 Motahhari behind Khomeini. Motahhari died in an attack of religiously oriented " Forghān group " ( true Koran ).

The Motahharis setting the desired appearance of the Shia - a democratic and provided with a limited power of attorney line of jurists - contradicted Khomeini setting, the guidance of an absolute legal scholars (see: Supreme Leader ).

Hassan Yussefi Eshkevari describes the censorship of a font Motahharis under Khomeini in 1979 entitled Fundamentals of economics. Even today, his religious writings, translated into German, widespread among Muslims.

Motahhari was the father of Ali Larijani. His son Ali Motahhari is leader of the antretenden for Iranian parliamentary elections in 2012 the party voice of the people ( Sedaje Mellat ).

Publications (selection )

  • Morteza Motahhari: The martyr. . Tehran 1979 excerpt:
  • Morteza Motahhari: Principles of Economics. . Tehran 1979 excerpt:

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