Qom Seminary

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Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the Qom Seminary, 15 March 2016
Qom Seminary

The Qom Seminary (

Usuli
scholars.

History

Although big

Hossein Vahid Khorasani
heads the Qom Seminary.

Law school

Because Sharia is legally binding in Iran, the Qom seminary also functions as a law school in Iran. Ebrahim Raisi, the former Chief Justice and former President of the Islamic republic of Iran, was one of the alumni of the Qom seminary.

All judges in the Islamic Republic of Iran must have received education in Islamic Law; most qadis are "members of the group of ruling clergies."[4]

Notable teachers

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Walbridge, Linda S. The most learned of the Shiʻa: the institution of the Marjaʻ taqlid Oxford University Press, p.217.
  2. ^ "Thinking ahead: Shi'ite Islam in Iraq and its seminaries, Christoph Marcinkowsi, Nayang Technological University, Singapore" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  3. ^ A History of Tension between Iran's Clerics and the State, Mehdi Khalaji July 26th 2010 Washington Institute
  4. ^ "UPDATE: A Guide to the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran - GlobaLex".

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