Abdulkarim Zanjani

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Abdul Karim Zanjani (1888 – 1968) was an ulama.

Biography

Abdul Karim Zanjani was born in Zanjan, Iran. He later moved to Tehran to pursue his studies, where he developed an interest in the politics of Islamic nations. At the age of 22, he relocated to Najaf, where he became a pupil of religious scholars Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Yazdi and Seyyed Mohammad Firouz Abadi. Zanjani is primarily recognized for his efforts in reconciling different Islamic sects [1] and for his role in the development of Islamic philosophy.

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His works encompassed subjects such as Avicenna, Al-Kindi, the development of philosophy, and various discussions of jurisprudence (Fiqh).

Education

Karim received his early education at Immaculate Seminary Qazvin. He moved to Najaf for his higher education, where he was taught by Mohammed Kazem Yazdi, Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani, Akhund Khorasani, Muhammad Hujjat Kuh-Kamari and Mirza Mohammad Taqi Shirazi.

Return to Zanjan

Karim returned to Zanjan in 1908 to promote religion, attend to the affairs of the Muslim people, and train seminary students. There, Mirza Baqir Zanjani taught alongside teachers such as Sayed Ahmad Zanjani, a leading scholar in Qom during the Boroujerdi era.

He died in 1968 at the age of 84.

References

  1. Rainer Brunner, Islamic Ecumenism in the 20th Century: The Azhar and Shiism Between Rapprochement and Restraint (Brill, 2004), p.103-