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'Ali Mazinani known as 'Ali Shari'ati and Doctor Shari'ati was born on the 2nd of Azar 1312/1933 in Kahak, Sabzevar in Iran. His father, Muhammad Taqi Shari'ati was the founder of the Center of Publication of Islamic Truths and he was a modern [[exegetist]] of [[Quran]]. Akhund Mulla Qurban'ali was the paternal grandfather of Shari'ati who was a prominent student of [[Mulla Hadi Sabzevari]].

Shari'ati studied elementary and secondary schools in [[Mashhad]]. He became a teacher in 1331/1958. Shari'ati studied Persian literature in the University of Mashhad in 1337/1958 and after a year he was granted scholarship. Shari'ati continued education in Paris where he was given Ph.D. degree in 1342/1963. "Translation and Gloss on Manuscript of Fada'il al-Balkh Safi al-Din" was the title of Ph.D. thesis of 'Ali Shari'ati.

'Ali Shari'ati married Fatima (Puran) Shari'at Radawi in 1337/1958 in [[Mashhad]]. He had four children named Ehsan, Susan, Sara and Mona.

Shari'ati returned to Iran in 1343/1964 and he was imprisoned for six months because of his overseas political activities against Pahlavi Regime. He started teaching in University of Mashhad in 1345/1966 as associate professor in history of Islam; Shari'ati taught Islam studies in that time. He was among the main speakers in Husayniyya of Irshad in Tehran whose speeches attracted a large number of the young and university students.

In 1351/1972 when Husayniyya of Irshad was closed, Shari'ati hid for a while. After some time he introduced himself to the police and he was imprisoned accordingly. When Shari'ati was released, he was living under supervision of SAVAK agency for three years and he was not allowed to have political activities, give speeches and publish books.

'Ali Shari'ati passed away in 1356/1977 in London. Iranian newspapers declared he died because of heart attack in London where he travelled to cure his eyes and heart problems. Relatives of Shari'ati claimed that he was not suffering from any heart problems at all. Also a number of revolutionary groups claimed that he was martyred in London and they called him Shari'ati the [[martyr]].

Eventually, Shari'ati was buried in June 1977 in [[Damascus]] near the holy shrine of [[Lady Zaynab (a)]]; [[Imam Musa Sadr]] and Shari'ati's relatives attended the funeral ceremony.