Ahmad Kasravi (29 September , 1890 - March 11, 1946) , was a notable Iranian linguist, historian, and reformer.

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  • Ahmad Kasravi (29 September , 1890 - March 11, 1946) , was a notable Iranian linguist, historian, and reformer. Born in Hokmabad (Hohmavar), Tabriz, Iran, Kasravi was an Iranian Azeri. Initially, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary. Later, he joined the Persian Constitutional Revolution. He experienced a sort of conversion to Western learning when he learned that the comet of 1910 had been identified as a reappearance of Halley's comet. He abandoned his clerical training after this event and enrolled in the American Memorial School of Tabriz. Thenceforward he became, in Roy Mottahedeh's words, "a true anti-cleric." It was in Tbilisi where he first became acquainted with a wide spectrum of political ideas and movements, and he soon was employed by the government of Iran in various cultural posts. A prolific writer, Kasravi was very critical of both the Shi'a clergy and of the policies of the central government. He had liberal views on religion, was a strong supporter of democracy, and expressed them in satirical pamphlets like What Is the Religion of the Hajis with Warehouses? that infuriated many readers. His views earned him many powerful enemies such as Ayatollah Khomeini. His detailed account of the Constitutional Revolution still stands out as one of the most important sources on the events, even though Kasravi was a teenager at the time of the revolution and cannot claim the full authority of a contemporary witness that his writing at times suggests. Kasravi is known for his solid research work on the ancient Azari language and origin of the Azerbaijani people. He showed that the ancient Azeri language was an offshoot of Pahlavi language. Due to this discovery, he was granted the membership of London Royal Asiatic Society and American Academy . Arguing that ancient Azari language had been closely related to Persian language and the influx of Turkic words began only with the Seljuq invasion, Ahmad Kasravi believed that true national language of Iranian Azerbaijan was Azari and therefore advocated the linguistic assimilation of Azarbaijanis. In 1927-8 Ahmad Kasravi led the way in establishing the ancestry of the Safavids dynasty with the publication of three influential articles and disputed the validity of the `official' Safavid family tree contained in the Safvat al-Safa, and argued convincingly that the ancestors of Shaykh Safi al-Din, who founded the Safavid Order (tariqa), were indigenous inhabitants of Iran and were of pure Aryan stock. (en)
  • Ahmad Kasravi (‎; * 29. September 1890 in Täbris; † 11. März 1946 in Teheran) , war ein iranischer Sprachwissenschaftler, Historiker und Philosoph. Kasravi kam aus einer Azeri-Familie. Er begann zuerst eine traditionelle islamische Ausbildung, wandte sich später jedoch radikal davon ab und der westlichen Wissenschaft zu. In populären Schriften wandte er sich gegen den schiitischen Klerus und die iranische Regierung. Kasravi wies nach, dass die Altaserbaidschanische Sprache, im Gegensatz zum modernen Aserbaidschanischen, zur Gruppe der Iranischen Sprachen gehörte. 1946 wurde Kasravi erschossen, während ein Prozess gegen ihn lief, in dem er beschuldigt wurde, „den Islam beleidigt zu haben“. Die Ayatollahs Borudscherdi und Sadr hatten durch Fatwas seine Ermordung legitimiert. (de)
  • Ahmad Kasravi est un linguiste, un historien, un réformateur et un philosophe iranien né à Tabriz le 29 septembre 1890 et mort à Téhéran le 11 mars 1946. (fr)
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  • The Constitutional History of Iran; The 18 Year History of Azarbaijan; The Forgotten Kings (en)
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  • Ahmad Kasravi (29 September , 1890 - March 11, 1946) , was a notable Iranian linguist, historian, and reformer. (en)
  • Ahmad Kasravi (‎; * 29. September 1890 in Täbris; † 11. März 1946 in Teheran) , war ein iranischer Sprachwissenschaftler, Historiker und Philosoph. (de)
  • Ahmad Kasravi est un linguiste, un historien, un réformateur et un philosophe iranien né à Tabriz le 29 septembre 1890 et mort à Téhéran le 11 mars 1946. (fr)
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