Dastgheib is member of the Assembly of Experts, the body charged with selecting and supervising Iran's supreme leader. He is also a prominent supporter of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.[5]
Ghoba Mosque issueedit
According to the news agency RFERL.org, the Iranian security forces closed the Ghoba Mosque" on January 2, 2010, and did not allow Friday prayers to take place. The Ghoba mosque in Shiraz which is one of the most important in the city, was closed with the aim of "silencing" Ayatollah Dastgheib, who is based there and who has "used the mosque as a platform to deliver sermons fiercely critical of the Islamic republic's current regime".[5]
Aiding Syrian Governmentedit
Dastgheib has reportedly questioned government strategy of aiding the Syrian government against protesters. During a 23 June 2011 Quranic interpretation session at the Qoba mosque in Shiraz, he urged that Iran's resources be saved for Iranians, and asking
“Where should the public wealth that could make this country one of the best in the world be spent? Should it be sent to Syria, so they can oppress the people?”[6]
mohammad, dastgheib, shirazi, grand, ayatollah, sayyid, persian, السيد, علی, محمد, دستغیب, شيرازي, born, march, 1935, iranian, twelver, marja, grand, ayatollah, sayyid, ayatollah, seyed, dastgheib, shirazi, meeting, with, khamenei, assembly, experts, 2007, bor. Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi Persian السيد علی محمد دستغیب شيرازي born 14 March 1935 1 is an Iranian Twelver Shi a Marja 2 3 Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Mohammad Dastgheib ShiraziAyatollah Seyed Dastgheib Shirazi in a meeting with Ali Khamenei for the Assembly of Experts 2007 Born 1935 03 14 14 March 1935 age 89 Shiraz IranWebsitewww dastgheib ir Contents 1 Biography 2 Ghoba Mosque issue 3 Aiding Syrian Government 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksBiography editAyatollah Dastegheib has studied in seminaries of Qum Iran under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and also in seminaries of Najaf Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul Qassim Khoei 4 Dastgheib is member of the Assembly of Experts the body charged with selecting and supervising Iran s supreme leader He is also a prominent supporter of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi 5 Ghoba Mosque issue editAccording to the news agency RFERL org the Iranian security forces closed the Ghoba Mosque on January 2 2010 and did not allow Friday prayers to take place The Ghoba mosque in Shiraz which is one of the most important in the city was closed with the aim of silencing Ayatollah Dastgheib who is based there and who has used the mosque as a platform to deliver sermons fiercely critical of the Islamic republic s current regime 5 Aiding Syrian Government editDastgheib has reportedly questioned government strategy of aiding the Syrian government against protesters During a 23 June 2011 Quranic interpretation session at the Qoba mosque in Shiraz he urged that Iran s resources be saved for Iranians and asking Where should the public wealth that could make this country one of the best in the world be spent Should it be sent to Syria so they can oppress the people 6 See also edit nbsp Iran portal nbsp Shia Islam portal nbsp Biography portal List of maraji List of members in the First Term of the Council of ExpertsNotes edit This Dastgheib is not that Dastgheib rajanews com Official Website Archived 2010 01 05 at the Wayback Machine The list of marjas in Persian Archived from the original on 2009 07 24 Retrieved 2010 01 04 in Persian a b Iranian Officials Close Opposition Ayatollah s Mosque rferl January 04 2010 How Iran Keeps Assad in Power in Syria Archived 2012 03 20 at the Wayback Machine Geneive Abdo 29 August 2011External links editBiography in Persian nbsp This biographical article about a person notable in connection with Islam is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article about an Iranian religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi amp oldid 1216181628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
