Mirza Mahdi Elahi Qomshehei
Mirza Mahdi Elahi Qomshehei (January 1, 1901 – May 15, 1973) was an Iranian mystic, poet, translator of the Quran, and one of the grand Masters of the philosophical school of Tehran. Family. His family were originally from Bahrain. Most of them were sophisticated men of knowledge. They resided in Ghomshe or Sah-Reza near the south Isfahan City. He was born in 1319 lunar Islamic year in Isfahan. He was known as the reviver of religion (Mohyy Al Din). He selected the title of Elahi in his poems. Education. He was under supervision of Grand masters  from different cities such as Esfahan, Najaf, Mashhad and Tehran. Teachers. He had many teachers, including: Molla Muhammad Mahdi Farzaneh Qomshehei, Hasan Amin Jafari. Sheykh Muhammad hakim Khorasani, Sayyed Hasan Modarres, Aqa Bozorge hakim, The Grand Ayatollah Hajj Aqa Hosein Qommi, Sheykh Asadollah Yazdi, Fazil, Fazin Barsi, Hajj Mirza Hasan faqih Sabzevari Khorasani, Mirza Mahdi Esfahani, Mirza Tahir Tonekaboni. Career. He taught in Sepahsalar School, University of Tehran for 35 years. Translation. The late Mirza Mahdi translated for the first time the Quran into Persian such that this translation was up to date along with the summary of other commentaries . The translation was also honored by the grand Ayatollah Bojnourdi. Pupils. Some of his pupils: Allameh Hasanzadeh, Allameh Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Ayatollah Hajj Sayyed Muhammad Hasan Langroudi, Ayatollah Sayyed Razi Shirazi, Kazim Midir Shanehchi, DR sayyed Muhammad Baqir Hojjati, Muhammad Baqir Muhaqiq, Sheykh Abdul Rahim Malakian. Works. He wrote many books and notes in diverse religious sciences. Some of them are as follow: Death. He died in twelfth of second Rabi 1356 solar. He was buried near the shrine of Masoumah in Qom in Vadi Al Salam.