Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iranian reformer”. Today it says “iranian shia cleric and philosopher”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan”. It now reads “Iranian Shia reformist theologian (1891–1944) Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan”.
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Mirza Rida Quli (1891 – 1944), was an Iranian reformer, theologian , philosopher , and scholar . He was an opponent of Ruhollah Khomeini . He was considered a Qurʾan-oriented Scholar or Qurʾanist among Iranian Shias . He was the theologian who, unlike the majority of Shia Scholars, called for Ijtihad , and rejected Taqleed . Sangalli was a preacher in the Sepahsalar Mosque . He publicly declared that Shiaism required reformation. Besides, he preached that Islam is not against modernity. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). Pillars, proofs and requirements of the Quran-Sufficiency Theory, along with its criticism , Profdoc.um.ac.ir, Accessed June 22, 2020 A Criticism of the “Qura’n-through-Qura’n Interpretation Method” of the Shiite Quraniyan , Pdmag.info, Accessed June 22, 2020
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan Mirza Rida Quli (Persian: شریعت سنگلجی; 1891 –1944), known as Shari'at-Sanglaji (also spelt as Sharīʿat Sangalaji), was an Iranian reformer, theologian , philosopher , and scholar . He was an opponent of Ruhollah Khomeini . He was considered a Qurʾan-oriented Scholar or Qurʾanist among Iranian Shias . He was the theologian who, unlike the majority of Shia Scholars, called for Ijtihad , and rejected Taqleed . Sangalli was a preacher in the Sepahsalar Mosque . He publicly declared that Shiaism required reformation. Besides, he preached that Islam is not against modernity. Pillars, proofs and requirements of the Quran-Sufficiency Theory, along with its criticism , Profdoc.um.ac.ir, Accessed June 22, 2020 A Criticism of the “Qura’n-through-Qura’n Interpretation Method” of the Shiite Quraniyan , Pdmag.info, Accessed June 22, 2020
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan Mirza Rida Quli (Persian: شریعت سنگلجی; 1891 –1944), known as Shari'at-Sanglaji (also spelt as Sharīʿat Sangalaji), was an Iranian reformer, theologian , philosopher , and scholar . He was an opponent of Ruhollah Khomeini . He was considered a Qurʾan-oriented Scholar or Qurʾanist among Iranian Shias . He was the theologian who, unlike the majority of Shia Scholars, called for Ijtihad , and rejected Taqleed . Sangalli was a preacher in the Sepahsalar Mosque . He publicly declared that Shiaism required reformation. Besides, he preached that Islam is not against modernity. Pillars, proofs and requirements of the Quran-Sufficiency Theory, along with its criticism , Profdoc.um.ac.ir, Accessed June 22, 2020 A Criticism of the “Qura’n-through-Qura’n Interpretation Method” of the Shiite Quraniyan , Pdmag.info, Accessed June 22, 2020
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iranian reformer”. Today it says “iranian shia cleric and philosopher”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan”. It now reads “Iranian Shia reformist theologian (1891–1944) Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan”. Read the current article and compare.
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iranian reformer
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iranian shia cleric and philosopher
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