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| Works =''Amuzish falsafa'' (Teaching philosophy), ''Akhlaq dar Qur'an'' (Ethics in the Qur'an), ''Nazariyya-yi siyasi-yi Islam'' (Islamic political theory) | | Works =''Amuzish falsafa'' (Teaching philosophy), ''Akhlaq dar Qur'an'' (Ethics in the Qur'an), ''Nazariyya-yi siyasi-yi Islam'' (Islamic political theory) | ||
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| Socio-political activities =Member of the 2nd, 3rd and | | Socio-political activities =Member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th [[Assembly of Experts of Leadership]] | ||
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'''Muḥammad Taqī | '''Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī''' (Persian: {{ia|محمدتقی مصباح یزدی}}) (b. 1935) is a [[mujtahid]], [[philosopher]], Qura'nic [[exegete]], and a professor in the [[Islamic Seminary]] of [[Qom]]. He has been the head of [[Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute]], a member of the [[Assembly of Experts of Leadership]], a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, a member of the [[Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom]], and the head of the Supreme Council of [[Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly]]. | ||
His teachers include [[Ayatollah Burujirdi]], [[Imam Khomeini]], [[Allama Tabataba'i]], and [[Ayatollah Bahjat]]. He rejects the possibility of different readings of the [[religion]] and believes that the clergy are authorities in the interpretation of the religion. He believes that the Islamic culture is not compatible with the Western culture. Misbah Yazi has been one of the most important theoreticians and defenders of the theory of [[Absolute Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist]] in [[Iran]] in the last decades. | His teachers include [[Ayatollah Burujirdi]], [[Imam Khomeini]], [[Allama Tabataba'i]], and [[Ayatollah Bahjat]]. He rejects the possibility of different readings of the [[religion]] and believes that the clergy are authorities in the interpretation of the religion. He believes that the Islamic culture is not compatible with the Western culture. Misbah Yazi has been one of the most important theoreticians and defenders of the theory of [[Absolute Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist]] in [[Iran]] in the last decades. | ||
Misbah Yazdi wrote several books concerning Islamic disciplines, such as Qur'anic exegesis, [[Islamic philosophy]], and Islamic doctrines. His | Misbah Yazdi wrote several books concerning Islamic disciplines, such as Qur'anic exegesis, [[Islamic philosophy]], and Islamic doctrines. His works include ''Amuzish falsafa'' (Teaching philosophy), ''Akhlaq dar Qur'an'' (Ethics in the Qur'an), and ''Nazariyya-yi siyasi-yi Islam'' (Islamic political theory). | ||
==Biography and Education== | ==Biography and Education== | ||
Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi was born in [[Yazd]] in 1935. After finishing his primary education, he began studying religious sciences in Shafi'iyya Seminary School in Yazd under the influence of one of his relatives, Shaykh Ahmad Akhundi. He studied preliminary seminary courses in Yazd. Along with formal seminary courses, he also studied modern sciences, such as physics, chemistry, and physiology, as well as French, with a clergy called Muhaqqiqi Rashti. | Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi was born in [[Yazd]] in 1935. After finishing his primary education, he began studying religious sciences in Shafi'iyya Seminary School in Yazd under the influence of one of his relatives, Shaykh Ahmad Akhundi. He studied preliminary seminary courses in Yazd. Along with formal seminary courses, he also studied modern sciences, such as physics, chemistry, and physiology, as well as French, with a clergy called Muhaqqiqi Rashti. | ||
He then moved to [[Najaf]] to continue his seminary studies. However, he returned to [[Iran]] after six months because of financial hardships his family was | He then moved to [[Najaf]] to continue his seminary studies. However, he returned to [[Iran]] after six months because of financial hardships his family was facing. | ||
After a while, Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazidi migrated to [[Qom]] and studied ''[[al-Makasib al-muharrama (book)|al-Makasib]]'' in [[jurisprudence]], ''[[Kifayat al-usul (book)|Kifayat al-usul]]'' in [[principles of jurisprudence]], and ''[[Sharh-i Manzuma]]'' in Philosophy. He then attended advanced lectures of jurisprudence taught by [[Ayatollah Burujirdi]] and [[Imam Khomeini]]. In this period, he met [[Allama Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i]] and attended his philosophy and ethics lectures. He also attended the lectures of Ayatollah Bahjat for fifteen years. During his education, Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi was friends with some of his classmates such as Muhammad Husayn Bahjati Ardakani, Ali Bahjati, Ali Pahlavani, Mirza Hasan Nuri, and Ali Akbar Mas'udi Khomayni. | After a while, Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazidi migrated to [[Qom]] and studied ''[[al-Makasib al-muharrama (book)|al-Makasib]]'' in [[jurisprudence]], ''[[Kifayat al-usul (book)|Kifayat al-usul]]'' in [[principles of jurisprudence]], and ''[[Sharh-i Manzuma]]'' in Philosophy. He then attended advanced lectures of jurisprudence taught by [[Ayatollah Burujirdi]] and [[Imam Khomeini]]. In this period, he met [[Allama Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i]] and attended his philosophy and ethics lectures. He also attended the lectures of Ayatollah Bahjat for fifteen years. During his education, Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi was friends with some of his classmates such as Muhammad Husayn Bahjati Ardakani, Ali Bahjati, Ali Pahlavani, Mirza Hasan Nuri, and Ali Akbar Mas'udi Khomayni. | ||
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===Conflict between Islamic and Western Cultures=== | ===Conflict between Islamic and Western Cultures=== | ||
According to Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi, the Western culture should be fully dismissed as a culture of disbelief and [[atheism]]. He rules out any coexistence and | According to Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi, the Western culture should be fully dismissed as a culture of disbelief and [[atheism]]. He rules out any coexistence and compromise with the Western culture, although he believes in the necessity of deploying modern technologies. In his view, humanism, secularism, and liberalism constitute essential elements of the culture of disbelief and atheism, which is contrasted to [[theism]], the centrality of the religion, and the Guardianship of the Muslim [[Jurist]], as well as human activities being constrained by the obligation for obedience of God as essential elements of the Islamic thought. The two cultures are polar opposites: the former invites human beings to absolute freedom from any constraints, and even freedom from obeying [[God]], while the latter invites people to only obey God. | ||
===Rejection of the Possibility of Different Readings of Religion=== | ===Rejection of the Possibility of Different Readings of Religion=== | ||
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Thus, the Jurist Guardian has a place above the law. In fact, it is the constitution that derives its validity from the Jurist's endorsement, and not vice versa. People's votes and wants are valid as long as they fit the framework of Islamic values and are endorsed by the Jurist Guardian. | Thus, the Jurist Guardian has a place above the law. In fact, it is the constitution that derives its validity from the Jurist's endorsement, and not vice versa. People's votes and wants are valid as long as they fit the framework of Islamic values and are endorsed by the Jurist Guardian. | ||
== | ==Works== | ||
Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi's | Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi's works are concerned with the exegesis of the [[Qur'an]], Islamic philosophy, Islamic beliefs and [[Theology]], [[ethics]], and Islamic political thought. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:محمدتقی مصباح یزدی|محمدتقی مصباح یزدی]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:محمدتقی مصباح یزدی|محمدتقی مصباح یزدی]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | ||
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