Mohammad Ali Araki was born in 1894 in
Arak,
Iran. He started his education from Arak
Hawza. Grand Ayatollah Haeri allowed him to wear the turban and robe because qualified individuals were limited. Araki studied for many years in Yazd Hawza. After that he moved to
Qom and continued his studying under supervision of
Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi. After Khomeini's death, Ayatollah
Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani and later Araki were selected by
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom as Marjari. Araki's first decree as Grand Ayatollah was to declare that his followers could continue to follow Khomenei's teachings. == Death ==