Asif Mohseni

Grand Ayatollah Asif Mohseni
Personal
Born(1935-04-26)26 April 1935
Died5 August 2019(2019-08-05) (aged 84)
ReligionIslam
DenominationShi'a
SectTwelver
JurisprudenceJa'fari
CreedUsuli
Other namesSheikh Muhammad Asif Mohseni
OccupationMarja', former Mujahideen leader
Muslim leader
Based inKabul, Afghanistan
Period in office? – 2019
PostGrand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni (Persian: آیت‌الله العظمی محمد آصف محسنی; 26 April 1935 – 5 August 2019)[1] was an Afghan Twelver Shi'a Marja', widely considered to have been the most powerful in Afghanistan.[2][3] He was the founder of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBCF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mackey, Robert. "Afghan Husbands Win Right to Starve Wives." New York Times. N.p., 17 Aug. 2009. Web. 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ Farmer, Ben. "Shi'a Cleric Defends Law Said to Legalise Marital Rape." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Apr. 2009. Web. 08 June 2015.
  4. ^ Arbabzadah, Nushin (18 April 2009). "Afghanistan's turbulent cleric". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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