Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iranian twelver shi'a marja”. Today it says “iranian grand ayatollah”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani ( , ) (born 20 February 1919) is one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja living in Iran after Ali Khamenei . He was born in Golpaygan , Iran . He has studied in seminaries of Qom , Iran under Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi . He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Qom , Iran . He is a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran and is known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy. International Herald Tribune . 10 May 2012 . The New York Times . " 'Blasphemous' rapper Shahin Najafi goes into hiding after Iran's hardline clerics put a $100,000 bounty on his head" .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
He was born in Golpaygan , Iran . He has studied in seminaries of Najaf , Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi . He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Qom , Iran . He is known for his progressive ideas especially about the participation of the youth. He is a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran . Reacting to remarks by Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in the holy city of Qom, Golpaygani said on October 15, 2009, that " God Anger " would be unleashed if Iran appoints women as governors of some provinces . "If some people want to change the principles and values of the revolution without considering the views of clerics , they will face the fury of God and of the people," the Grand Ayatollah said on his website.
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He was born in Golpaygan , Iran . He has studied in seminaries of Najaf , Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi . He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Qom , Iran .
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He was at one point the most senior Twelver Shia scholar ( Marja' ) in Iran until his death.He resided in Qom and taught Islam in the Qom Seminary ."آیت الله لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی - Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani" . qurantv.ir (in Persian) .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
He was at one point the most senior Twelver Shia scholar ( Marja' ) in Iran until his death. He resided in Qom and taught Islam in the Qom Seminary . "آیت الله لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی - Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani" . qurantv.ir (in Persian) .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iranian twelver shi'a marja”. Today it says “iranian grand ayatollah”. Read the current article and compare.
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iranian twelver shi'a marja
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iranian grand ayatollah
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