Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad

Mostafa passed his Islamic education in Arabic literature, QuranHadith, Islamic philosophy, theology, and jurisprudence at the Fayzieh School in the Qom. He achieved the degree of Ijtihad in 1970. Also, he continued his modern academic education in Islamic Philosophy and graduated on 1969 from Tehran University…. more

Ayatollah Dr. Mohaghegh Damad had two separate courses of education. He first attended the Fayzieh School at Qum, Iran, where he received   his traditional Islamic education in Arabic language and literature, Qur’an and hadith, Islamic philosophy, theology and jurisprudence. On this background he achieved the status of Mujtahid (Ayatollah) in 1970…. more

Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad (born 1945) is an Iranian Shia cleric and scholar.
He passed his Islamic education in Arabic literature, Quran, Hadith, Islamic philosophy, theology, and jurisprudence at the Fayzieh School in the Qom… more

Damad is one of very few high-level clerics in Iran to have been educated in international law in the West. Damad is a forceful advocate for a more progressive interpretation of shariah…more
 

 

A scholar and educator at universities in Iran, Ayatollah Damad has also been known to engage with other faith leaders in initiatives advocating for human rights in interreligious disputes, as well as using his knowledge of religious practice of multiple religious perspectives to provide insight into current political events…. more