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Iran pays tribute to late Hassanzadeh Amoli

Monday, 04 October 2021 6:14 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 04 October 2021 6:14 PM ]

Saman Kojouri
Press TV, Tehran

Iranian religious scholars, members of Islamic seminaries and people from different walks have held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate the lofty status of the late Allameh Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli, a renowned Iranian religious scholar, who passed away at the age of 93 due to cardiac arrest almost a week ago.

Allameh Hassanzadeh spent his life teaching at the Islamic Seminary of Qom and writing numerous books.

He was a figure who had mastery not only over Islamic philosophy and theology but skilled in other fields, as well. He was largely influenced by Muslim philosophers such as Avecinna, Mulla Sadra and Al-Arabi whose perspectives can be seen in his works and teachings.

In his message, leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hailed Allameh as a rare gem whose teachings would continue to inspire lovers of wisdom.

Allameh Hassanzadeh was born to a religious family in Iran’s northern city of Amol in 1929. He spent his early life there and received theological education but later moved to Tehran to expand his studies at the famous Marvi seminary and other schools. In 1963, he settled in the holy city of Qom where he studied Islamic philosophy with pioneer figures, including Allameh Seyed Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei, one of the most prominent thinkers of modern Shia Islam.

Due to vast knowledge in science and humanities, Allamah Hassanzadeh was nicknamed Zolfonon, meaning polymath. An advocate of philosophy, he was opposed to the traditional resistance against its teaching at Shia seminaries and rejected the belief that the Islamic philosophy had its roots in ancient Greek philosophy.

The late Allahmeh Hassanzadeh Amoli published over 60 books in such fields as philosophy, jurisprudence, astronomy, mysticism and other sciences.

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