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'''[[Grand Ayatollah]] Hossein Noori-Hamedani''' |
'''[[Grand Ayatollah]] Hossein Noori-Hamedani''' ({{lang-fa| آيت الله العظمى حسين نورى همدانى }}) (also Hossein Nuri-Hamedani) (born March 21, 1925) is an Iranian [[Twelver]] [[Shi'a]] [[Marja'|Marja]]. |
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He has expressed his disapproval of [[Sufism|Sufis]] and [[dervishes]],<ref name="Esfandiari-RLRFE-2018"/> [[Jews]],<ref name="Hasten-memri-2005"/> the intellectual [[Abdolkarim Soroush]]{{Citation Needed|date=January 2023}} and the UN [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]];<ref name=GS-2003/> His support for the purge of "anti-Islamic and atheist professors" from Iranian universities.<ref name=purge-2005/> He has been noted as the only grand ayatollah to congratulate [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] when Ahmadinejad was first declared victor in the controversial June 12, 2009 election; and also as "celebrated by the central government for his wholehearted support of the leader and the president".<ref name="Abdo-rift-NYT-2010">{{cite news |last1=Abdo |first1=Geneive |last2=Aramesh |first2=Arash |title=The Widening Rift Among Iran's Clerics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/opinion/05iht-edabdo.html |access-date=19 July 2023 |agency=New York Times |date=4 August 2010}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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==Views and activities== |
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Noori Hamedani has been called "aligned" with the Islamic Republic’s "ultra-conservative establishment" and known for "strongly" backing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on "several occasions — notably during the [[2009 Iranian presidential election protests|2009 protests against the reelection]] of former president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]".<ref name="Dawn-authorities-2022">{{cite news |title=Leading Iran cleric calls on authorities to ‘listen to people’ |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1712076 |access-date=19 July 2023 |agency=Dawn |date=26 September 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Among his reported views are that Iran "must purge universities of anti-Islamic and atheist professors."<ref>[http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/makepdf.php?storyid=4491 Iran's Hardliners Target Universities as Massive Purge Goes On] 19 November 2005, stated in a meeting with Iran’s Education Minister</ref> In September 2006, he called for a clampdown on [[dervish]] groups in Qom. He also issued a fatwa against the attendance of women in stadiums.<ref>[http://news.gooya.eu/politics/archives/047128.php gooya news :: politics : آيتالله نوری همدانی، از مراجع تقليد: شركت بانوان در مراكز ورزشی آقايان مخالف موازين اسلامی است، ايلنا] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221844/http://news.gooya.eu/politics/archives/047128.php |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> In early 2008, he issued what some see as an implicit death threat against Iranian intellectual [[Abdolkarim Soroush]], saying "Soroush’s writings are worse than [[The Satanic Verses controversy|Salman Rushdie]]'s", and "Abdolkarim Soroush’s religious theories have undermined the roots of prophecy, the [[Quran]] and holy revelations".{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} |
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| ⚫ | Among his reported views are that Iran "must purge universities of anti-Islamic and atheist professors."<ref name=purge-2005>[http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/makepdf.php?storyid=4491 Iran's Hardliners Target Universities as Massive Purge Goes On] 19 November 2005, stated in a meeting with Iran’s Education Minister</ref> In September 2006, he called for a clampdown on [[dervish]] groups in Qom. He also issued a fatwa against the attendance of women in stadiums.<ref name=gooya>[http://news.gooya.eu/politics/archives/047128.php gooya news :: politics : آيتالله نوری همدانی، از مراجع تقليد: شركت بانوان در مراكز ورزشی آقايان مخالف موازين اسلامی است، ايلنا] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221844/http://news.gooya.eu/politics/archives/047128.php |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> In early 2008, he issued what some see as an implicit death threat against Iranian intellectual [[Abdolkarim Soroush]], saying "Soroush’s writings are worse than [[The Satanic Verses controversy|Salman Rushdie]]'s", and "Abdolkarim Soroush’s religious theories have undermined the roots of prophecy, the [[Quran]] and holy revelations".{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} |
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| ⚫ | In connection with the Iranian legislature's ratification of a bill on Iranian membership in the UN [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]] (CEDAW), [[Iranian Students' News Agency|ISNA]] reported Nuri-Hamadani issued a statement on 2 August 2003 describing the convention as "calamitous and tragic, as well as a Western and U.S. ploy to harm Islam." According to him, when the convention was brought to Qom, all the religious authorities opposed it as contrary to Islam.<ref> |
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in 2006 Hamedani, stated that by not engaging in politics, Sufis weaken Islam. (RLRFE reports that Sufi dervishes "houses of worship have been destroyed and members detained" in Iran.<ref name="Esfandiari-RLRFE-2018">{{cite news |last1=Esfandiari |first1=Golnaz |title=Clashes Highlight Tensions Between Dervishes And Iran's Establishment |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-dervhishes-sufi-explainer-tabandeh/29051140.html |access-date=19 July 2023 |agency=RLRFE |date=20 February 2018}}</ref> |
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Noori Hamedani made a comment about fighting and vanquishing Jews in 2005 that was later removed from the Fars news agency website. In a meeting with members of the Mahdaviyat Studies Institute (which studies the Shiite doctrine of the [[Hidden Imam]], who is to reappear as [[Mahdi]], i.e., the rightly guided one), circa 14 April 2005, Noori Hamedani praised the work of the institute and urged howza (seminaries) in [[Qom]] to carry out more research of religious texts and [[hadith]] concerning the [[Hidden Imam]]. He also claimed that a way to create conditions that would lead to the return of the Hidden Imam (i.e. an activity which Muslims should do) is to |
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'... fight the Jews and vanquish them so that the conditions for the advent of the Hidden Imam be met.' His comments were published on Fars news agency website, (However, Fars "took the report off its web site several hours after its publication, and other Iranian media outlets close to the conservatives refrained from citing it".)<ref name="Hasten-memri-2005">{{cite news |title=Ayatollah Nouri-Hamedani: ‘Fight the Jews and Vanquish Them so as to Hasten the Coming of the Hidden Imam’ |url=https://www.memri.org/reports/ayatollah-nouri-hamedani-%E2%80%98fight-jews-and-vanquish-them-so-hasten-coming-hidden-imam%E2%80%99#_edn2 |access-date=19 July 2023 |agency=MEMRI |issue=Iran | Special Dispatch No. 897 |date=22 April 2005}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In connection with the Iranian legislature's ratification of a bill on Iranian membership in the UN [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]] (CEDAW), [[Iranian Students' News Agency|ISNA]] reported Nuri-Hamadani issued a statement on 2 August 2003 describing the convention as "calamitous and tragic", as well as "a Western and U.S. ploy to harm Islam." According to him, when the convention was brought to Qom, all the religious authorities opposed it as contrary to Islam.<ref name=GS-2003>{{cite journal |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2003/33-110803.htm |journal=Iran Report |date= 11 August 2003| volume= 6| issue= 33 |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> |
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He called the protest burning of the Quran in Sweden, an illustration that all claims on freedom of expression, like human rights claims, are nothing but a "sheer lie" and a pretext to justify the crimes of the protesters.<ref name="Taghrib-2023">{{cite news |title=“Western claims on freedom of expression, sheer lie”, top cleric |url=https://www.taghribnews.com/en/news/581645/western-claims-on-freedom-of-expression-sheer-lie-top-cleric |access-date=19 July 2023 |agency=Taghrib News |date=24 Jan 2023}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In contrast to other hardline views, in 2022 he was quoted by the state-run IRNA news agency as stating in regards to the [[Mahsa Amini protests]], “it is necessary for officials to listen to people’s demands and solve their problems and be sensitive to their rights”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=Top Iranian cleric urges government to listen to protesters' demands |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/top-iranian-cleric-urges-government-to-listen-to-protesters-demands |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:52, 19 July 2023
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Noori Hamedani Known as the night bat آيت الله العظمى حسين نورى همدانى معروف به خفاش شب | |
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.jpg) Noori Hamedani Known as the night bat in Qom | |
| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
| Personal | |
| Born | 21 March 1925 |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Signature |  |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Qom, Iran |
| Website | www.noorihamedani.com |
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Noori-Hamedani (Persian: آيت الله العظمى حسين نورى همدانى) (also Hossein Nuri-Hamedani) (born March 21, 1925) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja.
He has expressed his disapproval of Sufis and dervishes,[1] Jews,[2] the intellectual Abdolkarim Soroush[citation needed] and the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women;[3] His support for the purge of "anti-Islamic and atheist professors" from Iranian universities.[4] He has been noted as the only grand ayatollah to congratulate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when Ahmadinejad was first declared victor in the controversial June 12, 2009 election; and also as "celebrated by the central government for his wholehearted support of the leader and the president".[5]
Biography
Hosein Nuri-Hamadani was born in Hamadan, Iran. After finishing elementary studies in Hamadan, at the age of 17 he moved to Qom, Iran to continue his religious studies. He studied in the seminaries of Allameh Tabatabai and Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Qom.[6]
Views and activities
Noori Hamedani has been called "aligned" with the Islamic Republic’s "ultra-conservative establishment" and known for "strongly" backing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on "several occasions — notably during the 2009 protests against the reelection of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad".[7]
Among his reported views are that Iran "must purge universities of anti-Islamic and atheist professors."[4] In September 2006, he called for a clampdown on dervish groups in Qom. He also issued a fatwa against the attendance of women in stadiums.[8] In early 2008, he issued what some see as an implicit death threat against Iranian intellectual Abdolkarim Soroush, saying "Soroush’s writings are worse than Salman Rushdie's", and "Abdolkarim Soroush’s religious theories have undermined the roots of prophecy, the Quran and holy revelations".[citation needed]
in 2006 Hamedani, stated that by not engaging in politics, Sufis weaken Islam. (RLRFE reports that Sufi dervishes "houses of worship have been destroyed and members detained" in Iran.[1]
Noori Hamedani made a comment about fighting and vanquishing Jews in 2005 that was later removed from the Fars news agency website. In a meeting with members of the Mahdaviyat Studies Institute (which studies the Shiite doctrine of the Hidden Imam, who is to reappear as Mahdi, i.e., the rightly guided one), circa 14 April 2005, Noori Hamedani praised the work of the institute and urged howza (seminaries) in Qom to carry out more research of religious texts and hadith concerning the Hidden Imam. He also claimed that a way to create conditions that would lead to the return of the Hidden Imam (i.e. an activity which Muslims should do) is to '... fight the Jews and vanquish them so that the conditions for the advent of the Hidden Imam be met.' His comments were published on Fars news agency website, (However, Fars "took the report off its web site several hours after its publication, and other Iranian media outlets close to the conservatives refrained from citing it".)[2]
In connection with the Iranian legislature's ratification of a bill on Iranian membership in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), ISNA reported Nuri-Hamadani issued a statement on 2 August 2003 describing the convention as "calamitous and tragic", as well as "a Western and U.S. ploy to harm Islam." According to him, when the convention was brought to Qom, all the religious authorities opposed it as contrary to Islam.[3]
He called the protest burning of the Quran in Sweden, an illustration that all claims on freedom of expression, like human rights claims, are nothing but a "sheer lie" and a pretext to justify the crimes of the protesters.[9]
In contrast to other hardline views, in 2022 he was quoted by the state-run IRNA news agency as stating in regards to the Mahsa Amini protests, “it is necessary for officials to listen to people’s demands and solve their problems and be sensitive to their rights”.[10]
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Notes
- ^ a b Esfandiari, Golnaz (20 February 2018). "Clashes Highlight Tensions Between Dervishes And Iran's Establishment". RLRFE. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ayatollah Nouri-Hamedani: 'Fight the Jews and Vanquish Them so as to Hasten the Coming of the Hidden Imam'". No. Iran. MEMRI. 22 April 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
{{cite news}}: Text "Special Dispatch No. 897" ignored (help) - ^ a b Iran Report. 6 (33). 11 August 2003 http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2003/33-110803.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Iran's Hardliners Target Universities as Massive Purge Goes On 19 November 2005, stated in a meeting with Iran’s Education Minister
- ^ Abdo, Geneive; Aramesh, Arash (4 August 2010). "The Widening Rift Among Iran's Clerics". New York Times. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ official website
- ^ gooya news :: politics : آيتالله نوری همدانی، از مراجع تقليد: شركت بانوان در مراكز ورزشی آقايان مخالف موازين اسلامی است، ايلنا Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Western claims on freedom of expression, sheer lie", top cleric". Taghrib News. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Top Iranian cleric urges government to listen to protesters' demands". PBS NewsHour. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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