Rahim Arbab

Who is Rahim Arbab?

Ayatollah-al-ozma Haj Agha Rahim Arbab was born in Chermaheen in Iran, near Shahre Kord, to a family of scholars.

Ayatollah-al-ozma is the highest rank in traditional Twelver Shi'a studies. Ayatollah Arbab is among three Ayatollahs who never wore the traditional turban. He believed that the turban is for prophets and that he did not possess the scholarly permission to wear a turban. All of his 50 students ranked as Ayatollah after graduation. Among them, Allameh Jalal Homaei, Reza Alishah Tabandeh and Ayatollah Mirdamadi are well known.