Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Iranian Ayatollah
Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (Persian: لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی; February 20, 1919 – February 1, 2022) was one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja. He was a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran.
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani | |
|---|---|
 Saafi Golpaygani in 2016 | |
| Secretary of the Guardian Council | |
| In office 17 December 1980 – 25 June 1985 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution | |
| In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
| Constituency | Markazi Province |
| Majority | 256,115 (60.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1919 Golpaygan, Iran |
| Died | 1 February 2022 (aged 102) Qom, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Website | saafi |
| Theological work | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿa |
| School | Jaʿfari |
In 2012 he became widely known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy.[1]
Golpaygani died in Qom, Iran on 1 February 2022 from cardiac arrest at the age of 102.[2]
References change
- ↑ Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (15 May 2012). "Iranian rapper faces death threats for 'insulting' song". BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
*"Cleric calls for death sentence against 'apostate' Iranian rapper". International Herald Tribune. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Thomas Erdbrink (14 May 2012). "Rapper Faces Death Threats in Iran Over Song". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Farnaz Fassihi (16 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Fears for His Life After Fatwa". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Tony Paterson (17 May 2012). "'Blasphemous' rapper Shahin Najafi goes into hiding after Iran's hardline clerics put a $100,000 bounty on his head". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Carter Maness (17 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces $100K Bounty, Death Threats Over Song". MTV News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. - ↑ "آیت الله صافی گلپایگانی دارفانی را وداع گفت". ABNA 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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