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Lectures inMethodologies of jurisprudence usul al-fiqh ( ),
commentating the famous work "Kefayatul Osul" (sufficiency of methodology),
written by Mullah Muhammad Kazem Khorasani
Mohammad Kazem Khorasani (18391911 ) was aTwelverShi'aMarja,Persian(Iranian)
politician, philosopher, reformer, born in
Tousin northwestern Iran. He is known
for using his position as amarjafor
political use in thePersian
Constitutional Revolution(1905-1911 ).
Khorasani started his education in
MashhadandSabzevarwhere he got
familiar withphilosophyand continued
his education inTehranwhere he learntLogicand Hekmat. In 1861 at the age of
22, he emigrated to Tehran and studied
philosophy for a ashort time and thentravelled to Najaf and studied 2years in
the presence of " sheikhAnsari" but hestudied more in the presence of "Mirza
Shirazi" (greatscholar). In 1874 , MirzaShirazi was resident in Samerra Iraq,
butKhorasani himself established aschool in Najaf and trained some 1200
students which 200of them werejurisconuslts; he was a #### successful
master. Contemporary jurisconsult such
as: the late Seyyed Aubl HasanIsfahani,
the late sheikh Muhammad Hossei
Isfahani, the late HosseinBoroujerdi,
the laye Hosssein Qomi and the late Zia
alDin Iraqi, allwere his students.
Khorasani is more famous for methodology (Osul). Hisideas are always are considered andtaught in Hawzeh (religiousschools). His most famous work is the "Kefayatul Osul"
(sufficiency of methodology), an important text-book which have been written many glosses on
it .The Sufficiency ranks "only afterMorteza Ansari's treatice on commercial law" among thelegal works written by our scholars in the last two centuries
Works ::
1- Ejtehad (exegesis of divine law by theology and law) and Taqlid( following a religious leader )
2- Gloss on "Asfar" (written bymullah Sadra )
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3- Gloss on "Rasael" (written by sheikh MurtezaAnsari )4- judgement and evidence
5- Kefayatul Ousl (sufficiencyof methodology) 2volumes6- Gloss on "Makaseb" (written by sheikhMurteza Ansari), etc .
Khorasani had also political activities .He pronounced fatwa on constitution of Iran (publiclypronounced thatconstitution is absolutely necessary). Constitution of Iran is indebtedto him.Khorasani and sheikh Abdullah Mazandarani and sime otherscholars in Najaf agreed with
constitution of Iran, they believed thatit was a path towards justice. They also pronounced fatwaon dethroning" Muhammad Ali shah" (king of Qajar dynasty) in order to consolidateIslamic
government and unnity among people. Khorasani also foughtagainst humanism andirreligiousness in Iran.
Mohammad Kazem Khorasani was one of the main clerical supporters of theIranian
Constitutional Revolution. Khorasani had a significant role in popularizing the modern concepts
introduced by non religious intellectuals of his time. He emphasised "natural rights" of people
and pushed the Iranian government and Shah to defend "natural rights". He died at1910
and isburied inNajaf.
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