The dignitaries of the religion

Deceased Muhammad Mohagheghi, Hujjatulislam and the first mosque Imam of Hamburg in 1289 SH, was born in Lahijan Town. After he finished his studies at elementary school in Rasht City, he moved Tehren City in order that he could continue his studies. He continued his studies in new sciences in Dar-Alfonun and Kamalolmolk Schools as well as learned France and Russia Languages. Moreover, he finished the elementary level of the Arabic Literature in Marvi School in Tehran.
Deceased Mohagheghei moved Mashhad so that he could continue his studies and learned the theological sciences there. As he was studying the theological sciences, he started teaching math in Mashhad. Afterwards, he moved Qom and started learning the advanced levels of the theological sciences. He also taught the science of committee, physics and other natural sciences for clergymen that would like to learn there.
He was sent to Tehran in 1330 H.S and according to the order of Ayatollah Boroujerdi, he moved Germany for the sake of the mosque Imam and theological activities in 1334. He fulfilled theological services seriously and diligently there about ten years.
During this time, the foundation of the Imam Ali Mosque was laid in Hamburg. The half of the mosque building was built under his control and then the activities of the mosque started.
Deceased Mohagheghi returned Qom after Ayatollah Boroujerdi passed away and he started teaching in the theological school of Qom once more. Finally, he passed away in the age of fifty nine in Qom in 1348 HS.
Deceased Ayatollah ,Dr. Seyed Muhammad Husseini Beheshti , was born in Isfahan in 1307 SH. and started his studies in the age of four there. He finished his studies at elementary school and high school in Isfahan. Then he started learning religious sciences with high interest and finished the studies of the Islamic sciences in the scientific schools in Isfahan.
He also started learning English Language as he was studying the religious sciences. He moved Qom so that he could continue his studies and learned courses outside (the highest levels of education in the Islamic jurisprudence) in the presence of some great instructors such as Ayatollah Boroujerdi, Ayatollah Mohaghegh Damad, Imam Khomeini and Ayatollah Seyed Muhammad Taghi Khonsari.
He followed his studies in new sciences and was accepted to Tehran University. He succeeded to get Ph.D degree in the theology and the Islamic education. He learned philosophy from deceased Allama Tabatabaei for five years in Qom and at the same time, he taught English in the high schools of this city.
He along with his friends established the high school '' religion and knowledge'' and founded the Islamic club of students and the educated people of Qom in 1333 H.S. He had to leave Qom under the pressure of the government in 1340 and 1341 and moved Tehran. Apart from religious activities, he and some of elites had an active role in rewriting the theology books of the schools in Tehran.
He was sent to Hamburg by the sources of authority in 1344 H.S and was appointed as the second Imam of the mosque and the director of the Islamic centre in Hamburg. He undertook this responsibility about six years.
During this time, the Islamic centre of Hamburg was considered as a club for the Islamic cultural scientific activities for all of the Muslims and it presented extended activities so as to introduce the Islamic trains to the Muslims and non-Muslims residents of Europe. Deceased Ayatollah Beheshti had an active role in forming Islamic organizations related to university students in Europe, in being in touch with the scientific centers of Germany and in creating debates among religions. He returned Iran in 1349 and in addition to the extended mental scientific activities, he started compiling the theological books. He was arrested by the regime in 1354 and 1357 and was imprisoned for a while.
As soon as the Islamic revolution started, he and other clergymen founded the radical clergymen of Tehran so as to concentrate the activities of clergymen. When the council of the revolution was formed by Imam Khomeini, he was selected as the member of this council and had an active and effective role there.
After the victory of the revolution, in the early days, he and other clergymen and radical forces established Islamic republic party and he was appointed as secretary-general.
When the constituent assembly of constitution was formed, he was selected as its member by people and appointed as the boss assistant of this assembly. Afterwards, he was appointed as the chair man of judiciary branch and Supreme Court of the country. he, seventy two ministers, the representatives of the parliament and other officials of the Islamic revolution were martyred by a terrorism group on Tir seventh in 1360 H.S. Ayatollah Beheshti has written a lot of different books and articles about philosophy, theosophy, jurisprudence and Islamic economy.
Dr. Muhammad Mojtahed Shabestary, Hujjatulislam and Al-Moslemin, was born in Shabestar, one of cities in Azerbaijan Sharghi Province, in 1315 SH. He finished his studies at elementary school in Tabriz. He moved Qom in 1331 so that he could study theological sciences and lived there for seventeen years. Apart from studying, teaching theological sciences and preaching during these years, he wrote some articles for the magazine '' the school of the Islam''. Deceased Ayatollah Dr Beheshti appointed him as the assistant of the Islamic centre of Hamburg in Germany in 1348 SH and he cooperated with deceased Beheshti there for a year. After Ayatollah Beheshti came back Iran, Mr Shabestari undertook the responsibility of the mosque Imam and the management of the Islamic centre of Hamburg for seven years and six months.

During this time, apart from the completion of a lot of parts from the works of the building of the mosque, he was doing the cultural scientific activities and participation in common debates among religions. He returned Iran in 1356 and he was appointed as the representative of the period of the Islamic parliament by people after the victory of Islamic revolution. Afterwards, he was appointed as the faculty of Tehran University and he was teaching as a prominent professor in the majors of Islamic theosophy, the philosophy of the religion and the history of the religions in the theology college.
At the present time, apart from teaching and doing research in Tehran University, he is the attendant of theosophy group in the Islamic great encyclopedia. Dr. Shabestary has written some articles and books about new theosophy and hermeneutics that are the focus of attention in scientific and academic assemblies.
Seyed Muhammad Khatami, Hujjatulislam, was born in Ardakan in the province of Yazd in 1322 H.S. he finished his studies at elementary school and middle school in Ardakan and in 1340 H.S , he moved Qom so as to learn the religious sciences.
As he was finishing the advanced levels in the theological school in Qom, he was studying philosophy in Isfahan University. After he got a B.A, he continued his studies in an M.A in training sciences. Then he came back Qom again and studied philosophy and Islamic theosophy apart from jurisprudence and principles.
Muhammad Khatami, Hujjatulislam, along with other clergymen participated in the political fights between 1350 and 1357.
He moved Hamburg in 1357 according to the suggestion of deceased Ayatollah Beheshti and the acceptance of religious great authorities and undertook the responsibility of the mosque Imam and the management of Islamic centre of Hamburg. When he was there, the Islamic centre as an active religious and cultural base presented precious activities in Europe.
Muhammad Khatami, Hojat Al-Islam, was appointed as the representative of the first period of Islamic council parliament at the end of 1358 and came back Iran in Khordad Month of 1359. He undertook the responsibility of Keihan Institute in Aban Month of 1359 and was appointed as the minister of culture and Islamic guide in the fall of 1361. During this time, he undertook the responsibility of the member of super council of the Cultural Revolution, the presidency of public culture council of the country and the presidency of the council of language expansion and Persian Literature.
He worked in this ministry building for ten years and abdicated it in 1371. Afterwards, he was appointed as the consultant of the president, the attendant of national library of Iran and the boss of the public libraries in the country and at the same time, he was teaching advanced levels of university in the majors of theosophy and the political idea of the Islam.
He was appointed as the president of Islamic Iran by people in 1376 and in his presidency period, he came up to his idea '' debate among civilizations'' , that was warmly welcome by the international society with the purpose of peaceful ruling rather than '' war among civilizations''.
Mr. Khatami wrote different books about different topics in the Islam and some of them have been translated in other languages.
Muhammad Moghadam, Hojat Al-Islam and Al-Moslemin, was born in Qom in 1330 H.S. He finished his studies at elementary school there. Afterwards, he entered the theological school in order to study the religious sciences and during this time, he was studying jurisprudence science, doctrines and philosophy.
He was arrested by Savak in 1357 when sermonizing in the mosques and the parties of Tehran and he was imprisoned in the prison of regime. Mr. Moghadam undertook different responsibilities after the victory of Islamic revolution. Afterwards, he was appointed as the Imam of the Mosque and the manager of the Islamic centre of Hamburg according to the suggestion of deceased Shahid Beheshti and the acceptance of the religious authorities in 1359 H.S and worked there over twelve years. When he worked there was the happiest period of the activity of Islamic center.
His activities in the time of his appointment include the establishment of classes for training Persian Language for children, the publication of the German magazine '' Zaban Al-Fajr'' , the publication of children books, writing pamphlets with regard to the introduction of Islamic topics in German Language, the expansion of communication with people speaking in German Language, debate among religions for holding scientific cultural seminars in the centre, taking part in scientific assemblies, the presentation of the topic in Persian, Arab and German Languages, holding educational seminars for university students, rebuilding the building of the mosque and the centre and the completion of other parts in the down stair of this building.
Moghadam, Hojat Al-Islam, returned Iran in 1371 and at the present, he is doing scientific, cultural and religious activities in Tehran.

Muhammad Bagher Ansari, Hojjatulislam and Al-Moslemin, was born in Mahalat. He started his studies at elementary school there and in 1337 he started learning the religious sciences at the theological school. At the same time, he started learning new sciences in the high schools of this city. In addition to learning religious sciences, he started learning English, Russia, Germany and Arab languages and in 1348 H.S he published his first work, translating a book from Arab to Farsi. He studied jurisprudence, doctrines and philosophy for twelve years.
In 1350 H.S, he was the member of a three-person group for research under the control of Ayatollah Beheshti and was doing research in areas: interpretation, Islamic and western philosophy and the analysis of religions such as Christianity. At the same time, he translated a book about the beliefs of religions and Christian sects from English to Farsi.

In 1351 H.S, he founded the office of Islamic international communications in Qom and had extended communications with the Islamic scientific cultural all over the world.
After the victory of Islamic revolution, Mr. Ansari undertook different responsibilities in cultural and preaching institutes and accepted the responsibility of the magazine '' ECHO OF ISLAM''.
He worked as an assistant in the organization of Islamic preach for ten years from 1361 H.S and was also chief editor of English newspaper '' Tehran times''. Since he wanted to expand the Islamic trains and to get familiar with the culture of Muslim people in different regions, he had different research travels to those areas.
Hojjatulislam, Ansari, he was appointed as the sixth Imam and the manager of the Islamic centre of Hamburg in 1471 and undertook this responsibility for seven years (until 1378) and at the present time, he is doing scientific and religious activities. Mr. Ansari has written some articles about Islamic different areas and researches about Christianity.