Ali Asghar Mazandarani

Ali Asghar Mazandarani
Title	Ayatollah
Personal
Born	1826
Died	1911 (aged 84–85)
Religion	Islam
Era	Modern era
Jurisprudence	Usuli Twelver Shia
Creed	Jafari jurisprudence
Main interest(s)	Fiqh
Occupation	Muslim scholar

Grand Ayatollah Ali Asghar Mazandarani (Persian: علی‌اصغر مازندرانی‎; 1826–1911) was an Iranian cleric originally from Amirkola. He was a spiritual guide for many Shia Muslims.

Life

Mazandarani was educated in formal Islamic studies at Mirza Habibolah Rashti, Mola Esmaeil Borojerdi, Mohammad Ashrafi, Mohammad-Kazem Khorasani, and the Mirza Hosein khalili Tehrani seminary in Najaf. After completing his studies, he returned to Amirkola and Babol in Mazandaran and was responsible for religious affairs there.

Death

Mazandarani died in 1911. After his death, the Babol Amirkola city markets were closed, and people wore black in mourning. Mazandarani was buried in the Garden of Rizwan. His tomb was destroyed in Reza Khan age, but later repaired by Mazandarani's grandson, Haj Ali Asghar Khalili Amiri.

See also

• Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi
• Hibatuddin Shahrestani
• Mohammad Hossein Esheni Qudejani
• Noureddin Qudejani Esheni