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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The General Pattern of Islamic Thought in The Qur'an About The Author Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei was born on July 15, 1939 in a religious family in the holy city of Mashhad. His father, HojjatoIslam Hajj Sayyid Jawad Khamenei was one of the virtuous Ulema (religious scholars) of Mashhad and his mother was the daughter of Hojjatoleslam Sayyid Hashim Najafabadi.
Upon completion of his elementary studies he entered Nawwab School and started his theological studies. He completed courses under the auspices of such mentors as Ayatollah Milani and Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Hashim Qazvini. In 1958 he went on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Najaf. In 1959 he went to Qum and became the student of Ayatollah-ul-uzma Burujerdi, Imam Khomeini and Ayatollah Haeri. He actively participated in the Uprising of June 5.
1963 (15th of Khordad, 1342) and fought the Pahlavi regime with Imam Khomeini. Later, he was arrested while carrying Imam Khomeini's message to Ayatollah Milani concerning the Ashura massacre of 1963. He then established a secret organization founded on Islamic Ideology and Shi'ism. When this' organization was uncovered some of the great ulema were arrested and put in prison. But Ayatollah Khamenai and some others managed to flee. In 1965 he returned to Mashhad.
He had always been threatened there by SAVAK and other agents of the Shah. Nevertheless he continued teaching Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and Usool (Principle') to theological students. His teachings of Nahjal Balaghah and the "explanation of the Quran attracted people, especially the youth. Khamenei throughout his revolutionary life has been a vanguard of the Islamic movement of Iran. Between 1965 and 1979 he was imprisoned six times and each time he passed his sentence in a solitary cell.
In 1976, upon release he expanded his comparative ideological classes and courses and with his speeches all over the country he preached Islamic thought among the youth. In 1978 he and some other committed clergymen established the Clergy Association of the country. The next year he was exiled to Iranshahr and then to Jiroft. But even after his release he was not exempted from SAVA K's close watch.
Ayatollah Khamenei has written and translated several books like "The Future of Islamic Territory" which was banned by the SAVAK in 1967. "Muslims in the Indian Liberation Movement", "A Critique on Western Civilization" a translation.