The Iranian Association of International Studies International Relations Researches 2251-8444 12 2 2022 07 23 The role of the Shiite clergy in the constitutional movement a case study of the role of Allameh Mirza Mohammad Hossein Nayini Gharavi The role of the Shiite clergy in the constitutional movement a case study of the role of Allameh Mirza Mohammad Hossein Nayini Gharavi 265 291 158582 10.22034/irr.2022.357190.2246 FA Rohollah Tahernia History Department,, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-5128-4803 Reza Shabani Samgh Abadi Professor of History Department, Research Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Sina Foroozesh Associate Professor, Department of History, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2022 08 21 Iran's constitutional movement was one of the events that occurred in the history of Iran during the Qajar period and brought about the highest transformation in the political, social and cultural affairs of Iran. They established the foundations of the constitutional movement under their leadership and with the support of the people in the tobacco movement, and it was the victory in this movement that provided the foundation for the constitutional movement and Islamic movements. After the tobacco movement, the clerics, as a reference group, took the leadership of the people against the internal tyranny of the Qajar government and foreign colonialism, and they had no eyes for the fruition of the constitutional movement to limit the power of the king and to raise the awareness and awareness of the people. They tried their rights and duties. One of these clerics who played a role in the constitutional movement and discussed the need for a constitution was Allamah Nayini. He played a very important role in the constitutional movement by authoring the famous and valuable book "Tanbiyyah Ummah wa Tanziyeh al-Mullah". The research method in this study is historical, descriptive-analytical. The findings and results of the research indicate the role of the Shia clergy and especially the role of Allameh Nayini in the constitutional movement. Research hypothesis: In the constitutional movement, Allama Nayini played a very important role in informing the people to limit the power of the Qajar kings by stating the necessity of the existence of a constitution. Iran's constitutional movement was one of the events that occurred in the history of Iran during the Qajar period and brought about the highest transformation in the political, social and cultural affairs of Iran. They established the foundations of the constitutional movement under their leadership and with the support of the people in the tobacco movement, and it was the victory in this movement that provided the foundation for the constitutional movement and Islamic movements. After the tobacco movement, the clerics, as a reference group, took the leadership of the people against the internal tyranny of the Qajar government and foreign colonialism, and they had no eyes for the fruition of the constitutional movement to limit the power of the king and to raise the awareness and awareness of the people. They tried their rights and duties. One of these clerics who played a role in the constitutional movement and discussed the need for a constitution was Allamah Nayini. He played a very important role in the constitutional movement by authoring the famous and valuable book "Tanbiyyah Ummah wa Tanziyeh al-Mullah". The research method in this study is historical, descriptive-analytical. The findings and results of the research indicate the role of the Shia clergy and especially the role of Allameh Nayini in the constitutional movement. Research hypothesis: In the constitutional movement, Allama Nayini played a very important role in informing the people to limit the power of the Qajar kings by stating the necessity of the existence of a constitution. https://www.iisajournals.ir/article_158582_047bdab267330d6f5e0079fba497b6cd.pdf