Ayatollah Mortheza Motahhari

Ayatollah Mortheza Motahhari was born in 1299 A.H. in
Fariman, Khorasan Province.

He was interested in learning during his childhood and had a
great talent. When he was 12 years old, he learnt the preliminary
of Islamic Sciences, logic, philosophy and Islamic jurisprudence in
Mashhad. A few years later Martyr Motahhari went to Qom and
became familiar with Late Imam Khomeini(Rh). After coming to
Tehran in 1959, professor Motahhari began his scientific and
political combats with last Satan Regime, so he was arrested for
his lecture against Shah in 1963. After that his name remained
in the minds as one of the opposed of regime.

The awareness of young generation was an important aim of Martyr
Motahhari and he has written so many books about it including
“Dastan-e Rastan” which was introduced as the best book in 1965
by the International Organization of UNESCO.

This great professor also had a special role in the triumph of the
Islamic Revolution, which was led by Late Imam Khomeini(Rh).

Finally the enemies of Islam martyred him in 1979. Therefore, the
day of his martyrdom was called as “Teacher’s Day”.

Honored his memory and name.

There are many valuable books, which is written by this great
professor, Martyr Mortheza Motahhari, including:

1-Divine Justice

2-Repulsion and Attraction of Imam Ali (Pbuh)

3-A commentary on Nahj-ul Balaqah

4-Dastan-e Rastan

5-Mutual Services of Iran & Islam (in two volumes)

6-Islamic Movements in Recent Century

7-Imam Mahdi’s (Pbuh) Revolution from view point of History
Philosophy

8-Principles of Philosophy & Realism

9-Ten Words

10-Twenty Words

11-Philosophical Essays

12-World-View

13-Revelation & Prophecy

14-Man & Faith

15-Man & Destiny

16- Woman’s Rights in Islam

17-The problem of Veil

18-Illiterate Prophet

19-End of Prophecy

20-Invisible relief in man’s life

21-Sun of Religion never set