User:PleasantMoonLight/Trustee of Astan Quds Razavi

The supervision of Astan Quds Razavi is the authority that oversees the shrine of Imam Reza and the endowments of Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, the eighth Imam of the Twelver Shiites. In the beginning, the supervision and administration of the shirne was done by them. These individuals were called called naqibs and were selected from among the Alavids of the region, who in addition to the position of niqab, was also in charge of holding the keys of the shrine. The position of authority for the supervision of the shrine of Imam Reza became especially important from the beginning of the Safavid era and the officialization of the Shiite religion in Iran. The supervision of Astan Quds Razavi is of particular importance, along with the establishment of the Safavid government, the officialization of the Shia religion, and the expulsion of the Uzbeks from Mashhad in Khorasan. Especially with the spread of the tradition of endowment in this period, many lands were dedicated to the tomb of Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, and an office called "Tuliah" was created to manage these properties.

The state of governance and administrative system of Astan-Quds underwent many changes during the Pahlavi period. During this period, the title of Naib al-Tuliah replaced the title "Motawali Bashi", which was common during the Qajar era. The trustees were appointed by the Shah during the periods of the Iranian monarchy, but after the 1357 revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran, the appointment of this position fell into the hands of the Supreme Leader. During the period of the Islamic Republic, the administration and organizational structure of the Astan-Quds became a large and dynamic organization.

Ali-bin-Musa bin-Jafar titled Reza, was born in Medina on 11, Dhu Qadah, 148 AH. He succeeded Musa- bin-Jafar at the age of 35. He participated in official debates with scholars of the other religions and won the crowd. The important and specific event of his life was the invitation from Ma'mun to come to Merv in Khorasan, which had a political motivation and wanted to use the image of Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, to consolidate his position. After the presence of Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, in Merv, Ma'mun tried for Imam to accept the caliphate from him, but after a few days he became disappointed. He then offered Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza to become his crown prince, and was finally able to force him to accept this position. After accepting to become the crown-prince, Ma'moun organized scientific meetings on the principles of belief of different religions and sects and put Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, in the chair of the debate. The debate meetings and the important event of the Eid prayer revealed the truth about Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, and because of this, the time had come for him to eliminate the crown-prince. Therefore, after committing the murder, he pretended to be upset and ordered to bury Ali-bin-Musa, al-Reza, with honor next to his father, Harun's grave.