Mulla Ali Kani

Hajj Mulla Ali Kani
Born Kan
Nationality Iranian
Occupation Scholar
Known for Nullify Reuter concession
Notable work Tuneup Seminary Marvi
Parent(s)
  • Ghorbanali Amoli (father)

Mulla Ali Kani (Persian: ملا علی کنی‎, (1888–1805) was an Iranian Shia muslim scholars, philosopher and from individuals Iranian Constitutional Revolution.[1][2] He was in charge of religious affairs of Iran, and had a great influence on people and even on Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and his court.[3] After the singing of the Reuter concession in 1873 which in practice made Iran a colony of Britain, Mulla Ali Kani wrote a letter to the King, Nasir al-Din Shah, and opposed this contract. He wrote that what Reuter gains through this contract even is more than what Britain gained in India. He also wrote that when there is a flaw in governmental affairs, it is religious scholars' duty to refer to it whether the king favor this or not and whether tries to correct it or not" and strongly asked the king to cancel the contract and dismiss the prime minister, who was behind signing this contract. As a result of these objections and even foreign objections to the contract, at last, Nasir al-Din Shah canceled the contract and removed the minister from the office.[4] Kani died in Tehran, 1888 and was buried in the shrine of Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine in Rey.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Encyclopædia Iranica ḤĀJ MOLLĀ ʿALI KANI
  2. ↑ 3rd Iran and British Colonization Confab calls for papers
  3. ↑ 8 Clericalist Monarchy and Shi‘i Institution Building - California Digital Library
  4. ↑ Taymuri, 'Asr bi-khabari, p.123-126; Nazim al-Islam Kirmani, Tarikh biydari Iranian, p. 135.
  5. ↑ Samuel G. W. Benjamin, Persia and the Persians, London, 1887.


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