[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Morteza Motahhari (born 31 January 1919 in Fariman, Persia, assassinated 1 May 1979 (aged 60) in Tehran, Iran[10]) was a Shiite cleric, professor of Islamic philosophy and theology, and commentator of Quran.

[11] Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he was a professor at the Faculty of Theology, University of Tehran.

[13] In the literature of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he is referred to as the "Martyr Teacher".

He was one of the prominent thinkers and writers and had many works.

[16] In addition, the original language of these books is Persian.