Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati
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Not to be confused with Ahmad Jannati.
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati (Persian: محمد ابراهيم جناتی , born 1933 in Shahrood, Iran) is an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja. He has studied in seminaries of Qom and Najaf under Grand Ayatollahs Borujerdi and Khomeini. He is known for his progressive fatwas on women and youth issues, such as:[1][2][3]
- Allowing women to be an Islamic judge, and Marja
- Allowing youth to get married (see Nikah Mut'ah) without parental permission
- Unlike Sunnis and conservative Shias, he declares all humans, including kaffirs naturally clean
- Allowing betting on horse racing and archery competition; also considers playing with gambling devices allowable, if money is not involved
- Allows playing backgammon, cards and chess, if it is done for mental exercise, entertainment or improving mathematical ability, in all of this the game should not be played for a thing to be won or lost by either side or else it would be forbidden.
Ahmad Jannati, the head of Guardian Council has no relations with Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati.
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His official website is www.jannaati.com
