Ahmad Kasravi Tabrizi (b. 29 September1890 in Hamkavar, Tabriz - d. March1946 in Tehran), 8 Mehr 1269 - 20 Esfand 1324 S.C.), was an Iranianlinguist, historian, reformer and philosopher in virtually all aspects of Iranian society. A prolific writer, Kasravi was very critical of both the Shi'aclergy and of the policies of the central government. He had liberal views on religion and was a strong supporter of democracy. He was assassinated in Tehran in 1946. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Tehran is a metropolis of 14 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. ... Events Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1269 ... Events Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. ... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... Hare Khrisna -/ this is the famous god to indian belief. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ...
Having reached the status of mullah [priest] at the age of twenty, Kasravi flatly repudiated all that he considered to be unenlightened and repressive in the education, precepts and practices of the Shia branch of Islam and turned wholeheartedly to the pursuit of knowledge, truth and social justice.
From 1921 to 1933 Kasravi was a Judge in the Ministry of Justice, serving in Damavand, Zanjan, Khorasan, and Khozestan where he tried to establish legal authority in face of the power of the British minion in the Iranian oil field area, Sheikh Khaz'al the Amir of Mohammareh.
Kasravi published almost one hundred books and essays between 1932 and 1946, all of them dealing primarily with Iran except for a history of America, a translation of Plutarch selections from English to Persian, and an essay entitled "A Message to the Scholars of Europe and America", written during the second World War.
"AhmadKasravi Tabrizi (1890-1946), (8 Mehr 1269- 20 Esfand 1324 Solar), is without a doubt one of the most prolific writers of twentieth-century Iran, with broad interests as a reformer and thinker in virtually all aspects of his society."
AhmadKasravi was born on September 29,1890, or 8 Mehr 1269, in the city of Tabriz.
AhmadKasravi has written in his memoirs ("My Life", With An Introduction by Yahya Zoka, Jahan Book Co. 1990) that he was the fourth son of his father to be named after his grandfather.
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