Asif Mohseni

Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni (Persian: آیت‌الله العظمی محمد آصف محسنی) (Sheik Mohseni) (26 April 1935 – 5 August 2019)[1] was an Afghan politician and religious leader. He was seen as the most powerful Twelver shia Marja' in Afghanistan.[2][3] He was the founder of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Harakat-I Islami-yi Afghanistan).[4] He was a Shia Pashtun.[5] He was born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.[4][6]

Mohseni died on 2 August 2019 in Kabul at the age of 84.[7]

References
  1. "آیت‌الله آصف محسنی، روحانی پرنفوذ شیعه افغان درگذشت". August 5, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. Mackey, Robert. "Afghan Husbands Win Right to Starve Wives." New York Times. N.p., 17 Aug. 2009. Web. 9 June 2015.
  3. Farmer, Ben. "Shia Cleric Defends Law Said to Legalise Marital Rape." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Apr. 2009. Web. 08 June 2015.
  4. Arbabzadah, Nushin (18 April 2009). "Afghanistan's turbulent cleric". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. Baiza, Yahia (2013-08-21). Education in Afghanistan: Developments, Influences and Legacies Since 1901. Routledge. ISBN 9781134120826.
  6. "Articles". www.sabawoon.com.
  7. Well-Known Cleric Sheikh Asif Mohseni Passes Away
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