Musa al-Musawi
Imam Dr Musa al-Musawi | |
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Musa al-Musawi | |
| Title | Imam Dr |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | 1997 |
| Nationality | Iranian, Iraqi |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic philosophy |
| Notable idea(s) | Shia reformism |
| Notable work(s) | The Miserable Revolution, Shiah:a critical revision |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Post | Professor of Islamic Economics at the University of Tehran 1960-1963,
Lecturer of Islamic Philosophy at the Baghdad University 1968-78 as a professor, Visiting fellow at the Halle University (GDR) and Tripoli University in Libya 1973-1974, Research associate at the Harvard University 1975-1978 and lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles 1978 |
| Disciple of | Abu l-Hasan al-Isfahani, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei |
Influenced by | |
Musa al-Musawi (1930-1997) was a Muslim scholar and professor of philosophy, he wrote books on philosophy and revisionist texts on Shia Islam. His grandfather was Grand Ayatullah Abu al-Hasan al-Esfahani whom he lived with for 17 years after the assassination of his father. He was educated at Najaf traditional religious school and was awarded the highest certificate in Islamic Law (Ijtihad) from its university. He was also the 20th Majles deputy for Lanjan (1961).