Ahmad Kasravi

Ahmad Kasravi (29 September 1890 - 11 March 1946; , ), was a notable Iranian linguist , historian , and reformer. Born in Hokmabad (Hohmavar), Tabriz , Iran , Kasravi was an Iranian Azeri . Initially, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary. Later, he joined the Iranian Constitutional Revolution . He experienced a sort of conversion to Western learning when he learned that the comet of 1910 had been identified as a reappearance of Halley's comet . He abandoned his clerical training after this event and enrolled in the American Memorial School of Tabriz . Thenceforward he became, in Roy Mottahedeh 's words, "a true anti-cleric." V.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Ahmad Kasravi ( ;‎ 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946) was a leading Iranian linguist , nationalist , religious reformer, historian and former Shia cleric . Born in Hokmabad (Hohmavar), Tabriz , Iran , Kasravi was an Iranian Azeri . Initially, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary. Later, he joined the Iranian Constitutional Revolution . He experienced a sort of conversion to Western learning when he learned that the comet of 1910 had been identified as a reappearance of Halley's comet . He abandoned his clerical training after this event and enrolled in the American Memorial School of Tabriz . Thenceforward he became, in Roy Mottahedeh 's words, "a true anti-cleric." Kasravi was associated with the Democrat Party in Iran. Kasravi was a professor of law at the University of Tehran and also a lawyer in Tehran , Iran. He was the founder of a political-social movement whose goal was to build an Iranian secular identity. The movement was formed during the Pahlavi dynasty . Kasravi authored more than 70 books, mostly in the Persian language . The most important ones are " History of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution " and "Eighteen Years History of Azerbaijan", which are the among the most important literature works of the Persian Constitutional Revolution . The mantle of the prophet : religion and politics in Iran (Rev. ed.). Religion and Politics in Modern Iran: A Reader .

Iranian academic (1890–1946) Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( ;‎ 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( ), was a pre-eminent Iranian historian , jurist , linguist , theologian , a staunch secularist and intellectual . He was a professor of law at the University of Tehran , as well as an attorney and judge in Tehran , Iran . Born in Hokmavar (Hokmabad), Tabriz , Iran , Kasravi was an Iranian Azerbaijani . During his early years, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary . Later, he joined the Iranian Constitutional Revolution . He deserted his clerical training after this event and enrolled in the American Memorial School of Tabriz . Thenceforward he became, in Roy Mottahedeh 's words, "a true anti-cleric." Kasravi was the founder of a political-social movement whose goal was to build an Iranian secular identity. The movement was formed during the Pahlavi dynasty . Kasravi authored more than 70 books, mostly in the Persian language . The most important works from his body of work are History of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution , Azari or the Ancient Language of Azerbaijan and The 18 Year History of Azerbaijan . He was attacked vehemently by the Shi'ite clergy for his secular ideas and by the court for his anti-monarchical statements. In his early period he was linked with the Democrat Party in Iran. In 1941 he established a political party, Azadegan. Kasravi was eventually assassinated by followers of Navvab Safavi , the founder of the Shi'ite fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam group. Many of the prominent members of the then Iranian clergy, including the later Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , supported the act of Kasravi being murdered, and Navvab and the Fada'iyan were proclaimed heroes following the assassination. Kasravi was the first Iranian Azerbaijani intellectual to take a firm position against pan-Turkists from the Ottoman Empire , and authored the most important work on the Iranian identity of the Azerbaijan region and the region's Old Azeri language, an Iranian language . Kasravi is widely despised by pan-Turkists in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Iran, who view him as a "traitor" to Azerbaijanis. The mantle of the prophet : religion and politics in Iran (Rev. ed.). Religion and Politics in Modern Iran: A Reader . Ahmad Kasravi and the Iranian mystical tradition .

Iranian academic (1890–1946) Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( Persian : سید احمد حکم‌آبادی تبریزی , romanized : Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi ;‎ 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi , was a pre-eminent Iranian historian , jurist , linguist , theologian , a staunch secularist and intellectual . He was a professor of law at the University of Tehran , as well as an attorney and judge in Tehran , Iran . Born in Hokmavar (Hokmabad), Tabriz , Iran , Kasravi was an Iranian Azerbaijani . During his early years, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary . Later, he joined the Iranian Constitutional Revolution . He deserted his clerical training after this event and enrolled in the American Memorial School of Tabriz . Thenceforward he became, in Roy Mottahedeh 's words, "a true anti-cleric." Kasravi was the founder of a political-social movement whose goal was to build an Iranian secular identity. The movement was formed during the Pahlavi era . Kasravi authored more than 70 books, mostly in the Persian language . The most important book from his body of work are History of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution , Azari or the Ancient Language of Azerbaijan and The 18 Year History of Azerbaijan . He was attacked vehemently by the Shi'ite clergy for his secular ideas and by the court for his anti-monarchical statements. In his early period he was linked with the Democrat Party in Iran. In 1941 he established a political party, Azadegan. Kasravi was eventually assassinated by followers of Navvab Safavi , the founder of the Shi'ite fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam group. Many of the prominent members of the then Iranian clergy, including the later Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , supported the act of Kasravi being murdered, and Navvab and the Fada'iyan were proclaimed heroes following the assassination. Kasravi was the first Iranian Azerbaijani intellectual to take a firm position against pan-Turkists from the Ottoman Empire , and authored the most important work on the Iranian identity of the Azerbaijan region and the region's Old Azeri language, an Iranian language . Kasravi is widely despised by pan-Turkists in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Iran, who view him as a "traitor" to Azerbaijanis. The mantle of the prophet : religion and politics in Iran (Rev. ed.). Religion and Politics in Modern Iran: A Reader . Ahmad Kasravi and the Iranian mystical tradition .