Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi

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Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi was a prominent Iranian Shia cleric and jurist, best known as the founder of the Qom seminary and a leading marjaʿ of the early 20th century.

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instanceOf Iranian religious leader
Islamic jurist
Shia cleric
marja'
associatedWith Qom NERFINISHED
Shia religious establishment in Iran
citizenship Iran NERFINISHED
contributedTo institutionalization of Shia seminaries in Qom
countryOfOrigin Iran NERFINISHED
denomination Shia Islam NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
familyName Haeri Yazdi NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fiqh
usul al-fiqh
founderOf Qom seminary NERFINISHED
fullName Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi NERFINISHED
givenName Abdul-Karim NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key figure in making Qom a center of Shia learning
ideology traditional Shia jurisprudence
influenced development of Qom as a major Shia scholarly center
knownAs founder of the modern Qom hawza
languageOfWork Arabic
Persian
madhhab Twelver Shia NERFINISHED
movement Shia scholarly revival in Qom
notability leading Shia authority in Iran
notableFor founding the Qom seminary
occupation cleric
jurist
seminary founder
placeOfActivity Iran NERFINISHED
Qom NERFINISHED
position marja'
region Qom, Iran NERFINISHED
religion Islam
religiousAuthorityOver Shia Muslims who followed his marja'iyya
religiousRank high-ranking Shia cleric
role teacher of Shia scholars
sphereOfActivity Islamic jurisprudence
Shia seminaries NERFINISHED
religious scholarship
status prominent marja' of his time
title Ayatollah
tradition Usuli Shia jurisprudence
typeOfJurist mujtahid

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Ruhollah Khomeini studentOf Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi