Mohsin Qara'ati

{{Short description|Iranian cleric (born 1945)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Mohsen Qara'ati

| image = Mohsen Qaraati.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|12|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kashan

| citizenship = Iran

| occupation = Clergy, Islamicist, Tafsir

| years_active = 1980–present

| children = 2

| website = https://gharaati.ir/

}}

Mohsen Qara'ati ({{langx|fa|محسن قرائتی}}) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric who was born in 1945[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1394/09/07/928997 Mohsin Qara'ati] tasnimnews.comRetrieved 18 Dec 2018[http://www.rahekhob.ir/ch/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%DB%8C_%DB%B1%DB%B3%DB%B2%DB%B4# Qara'ati biography] rahekhob.ir[http://gharaati.ir/show.php?page=biographi&id=1 The biography of Mohsen Qara'ati] gharaati.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4793869 Qara'ati (Mohsin)] yjc.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018 in the city of Kashan, and his father was Ali Naqi (Qara'ati). Mohsen Qara'ati who is commonly known as "Ayatollah Qara'ati"[https://www.didestan.com/video/P7xvprVM Ayatollah Qara'ati] didestan.com Retrieved 18 Dec 2018 or "Hujjat al-islam Qara'ati,"[http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2305108 Hujjat al-Islam Garaati] iribnews.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/277392 The best way of life in reading expression][https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/8398380 Recollection of Hajjat al-Islam, a recitation of Hajjat to Imam Reza (a.s.) + video][https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/09/07/1886794 Hujjat al-Islam Qaraati] tasnimnews.com Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[http://gharaati.ir/show.php?page=news&id=567 Hujjatul Islam Qara'ati] gharaati.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018 was appointed as the representative of Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini (the founder and previous leader of Islamic Republic of Iran) at the "literacy movement organization" in Iran in 1981.[http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/200282 Biography of Mohsin Qara'ati] hamshahrionline.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018

Mohsen Qara'ati who is also known as "Haj Aqa Qara'ati (Persian: {{lang|fa|حاج آقا قرائتی}})", has been appointed as the chief of "Setade Eqame Namaz" (the headquarters of prayer presenting)".[http://namaz.ir/1397/08/20/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%88/ namaz.ir] Hujjat al-Islam Qaraati Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2292572/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF The chief of the headquarters of prayer presenting] iribnews.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[http://www.irna.ir/hormozgan/fa/News/82771426 Hujjat al-Islam Qaraati] irna.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[http://namaz.ir/%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%A7/ Hujjat al-Islam Mohsen Qara'ati] namaz.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018 Among the most famous characteristics of this Shi'a clergy is that he tries to follow timely jokes in his lectures, which makes his speeches more interesting from the view of the listeners.[https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/340850 Hujjatul Islam Mohsen Qaraati] tebyan.net Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[https://www.aparat.com/v/1BU6E/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D9%88_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8_%D9%88_%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1 Laughable stories, Qara'ati] aparat.com Retrieved 18 Dec 2018

He has also suggested making a "Halal laughing site" (to pass free times by Halal [permissible] laughing).[http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/282611 The suggestion of Qaraati to create a halal laughing site] hamshahrionline.ir Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[https://rasekhoon.net/media/show/870102 Clips of Halal laughing] rasekhoon.net Retrieved 18 Dec 2018[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1395/12/28/1360494/%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%87 Halal Laughing] tasnimnews.com Retrieved 18 Dec 2018 He has stated in his sermons that anyone that declares themselves to be an adherent of the Baháʼí Faith must be killed.[https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/mohsen-qaraati-anyone-who-walks-around-and-says-im-bahai-must-be-killed Mohsen Qaraati anyone who walks around and says I am Bahai must be killed]