Tarikh Islam

Shia seminaries have for long had a great and continuous role in maintaining, developing and improving the level of Islamic beliefs and have been influential in various social fields. This success has been achieved through the piety, sincerity, jihad, tact, discretion and acumen of the leaders of the seminary in different historical periods. In the meantime, experiencing various ups and downs and opportunities and threats in the Qajar and Pahlavi eras, the Qom seminary has been one of the most active and influential seminaries in recent centuries under the leadership of Ayatullah Ha’eri Yazdi. Relying on his opinions, positions and performance, this research examines Qom's standard Islamic seminary in the special first Pahlavi era from his point of view. Using references and library sources, it regards principles such as planning, gaining knowledge, providing livelihood, observing moral principles, gaining public trust, and reforming methods and processes as the standards of Islamic seminary with regard to students and people. From his point of view, principles such as foresight, prioritization, prudence, and expediency were among the essentials of relations with Pahlavi statesmen.