Asif Mohseni
Afghan grand ayatollah
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni (Persian: آیتالله العظمی محمد آصف محسنی) (Sheik Mohseni) (26 April 1935 – 5 August 2019)[1] was an Afghan politician and religious leader. He was seen as the most powerful Twelver shia Marja' in Afghanistan.[2][3] He was the founder of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Harakat-I Islami-yi Afghanistan).[4] He was a Shia Pashtun.[5] He was born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.[4][6]
References
change- ↑ "آیتالله آصف محسنی، روحانی پرنفوذ شیعه افغان درگذشت". August 5, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ Mackey, Robert. "Afghan Husbands Win Right to Starve Wives." New York Times. N.p., 17 Aug. 2009. Web. 9 June 2015.
- ↑ Farmer, Ben. "Shia Cleric Defends Law Said to Legalise Marital Rape." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Apr. 2009. Web. 08 June 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arbabzadah, Nushin (18 April 2009). "Afghanistan's turbulent cleric". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ↑ Baiza, Yahia (2013-08-21). Education in Afghanistan: Developments, Influences and Legacies Since 1901. Routledge. ISBN 9781134120826.
- ↑ "Articles". www.sabawoon.com.
- ↑ Well-Known Cleric Sheikh Asif Mohseni Passes Away
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