Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani

Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (Persian: آیت‌الله العظمی لطف‌الله صافی گلپایگانی‎, Arabic: آية الله العظمى لطف الله الصافي كلبايكاني‎) (born 20 February 1919) is the most senior Twelver Shia Marja living in Iran. He was born in Golpaygan, Iran. He has studied in seminaries of Qom, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Qom, Iran. He is a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran and is known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy.[1]

Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Saafi Golpaygani in 2016
Secretary of the Guardian Council
In office
17 December 1980 – 25 June 1985
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byMohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting)
Succeeded byMohammad Mohammadi Gilani
Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution
In office
15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979
ConstituencyMarkazi Province
Majority256,115 (60.7%)
Personal details
Born (1919-02-20) 20 February 1919
Golpayegan, Persia
NationalityIranian
Websitesaafi.com
Theological work
ReligionIslam
DenominationTwelver Shīʿa
SchoolJaʿfari

See also
  •  Iran portal
  •  Shia Islam portal
  •  Biography portal

References
  1. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (15 May 2012). "Iranian rapper faces death threats for 'insulting' song". BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
    *"Cleric calls for death sentence against 'apostate' Iranian rapper". International Herald Tribune. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
    *Thomas Erdbrink (14 May 2012). "Rapper Faces Death Threats in Iran Over Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
    *Farnaz Fassihi (16 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Fears for His Life After Fatwa". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
    *Tony Paterson (17 May 2012). "'Blasphemous' rapper Shahin Najafi goes into hiding after Iran's hardline clerics put a $100,000 bounty on his head". The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
    *Carter Maness (17 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces $100K Bounty, Death Threats Over Song". MTV News. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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