His full name was Mohammad Naim ibn Muhammad Taleghani, and he was from
Taleqan, about 50 km west of Tehran. Known as Molla Naima, he was prominent in the late Safavid era. He lived during the reign of king
Sultan Husayn (1694–1722), and saw the attack and subsequent ruining of the Safavid capital of
Isfahan by the Afghans, a catastrophic incident in
Iranian history. Molla Naima had to take refuge in
Qom. Little more is known on the life of Molla Naima. ==Education==