Seyyed Ali Shafiei

Seyyed Ali Shafiei () (born 1940 in Dezful, resident in Ahwaz) is an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, who is a member of Assembly of Experts from Khuzestan province. He is a/the son of Seyyed Mohammad Reza (Shafiei) who was from the known Islamic scholars of Khuzestan. Seyyed Ali Shafiei commenced his educations from Maktabkhaneh (Kuttab), and began to peruse Quran and Islamic issues. Afterwards, he entered a new school. Later on, he went to educate Hawzah lessons in the city of Ahwaz. Then, Seyyed-Ali departed to the Seminary of Najaf, in Iraq. After Najaf, he came back to Ahwaz; and was appointed as a/the Imam of Jama'ah in Ahwaz, and commenced to promote Islamic rulings.
Seyyed Ali who has reached to the (Islamic) scientific degree of Ijtihad, used to teach Islamic-science and ... for the members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) and other organizations; and was also active in combating against the regime of the Shah. This Shia ayatollah, was appointed by the first/former supreme leader of Iran, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini in a 17-member-mission to settle the affairs of Ahwaz, after the Islamic revolution of Iran. Since many years ago, he is the "Imam of Jama'ah" at the mosque of Shafiei in the center of Ahwaz which is considered among the oldest mosques of the city. Shafaei has compiled several works, such as:
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Teachers.
Seyyed Ali Shafiei who was/is active in the fields of research, teaching, authorship, lecturing and Tafsir (interpretation) of the Qur'an, applied several known teachers and scholars during his studies period; amongst of them are:
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