Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani

Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
	Saafi Golpaygani in 2016
Secretary of the Guardian Council
	In office; 17 December 1980 – 25 June 1985
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting)
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani
Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution
	In office; 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979
Constituency	Markazi Province
Majority	256,115 (60.7%)
Personal details
Born	20 February 1919; Golpaygan, Iran
Died	1 February 2022 (aged 102); Qom, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Website	saafi.com
	Theological work
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Twelver Shīʿa
School	Jaʿfari

Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (Persian: لطف‌الله صافی گلپایگانی; February 20, 1919 – February 1, 2022) was one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja. He was a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

In 2012 he became widely known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy.^[1]

Golpaygani died in Qom, Iran on 1 February 2022 from cardiac arrest at the age of 102.^[2]

References

↑ 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". 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. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Carter Maness (17 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces $100K Bounty, Death Threats Over Song". MTV News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
↑ "آیت الله صافی گلپایگانی دارفانی را وداع گفت". ABNA 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[BBC-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". 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. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
*Carter Maness (17 May 2012). "Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces $100K Bounty, Death Threats Over Song". MTV News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[2] "آیت الله صافی گلپایگانی دارفانی را وداع گفت". ABNA 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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