The Excellency Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Ali Alawi Gorgani was born in Najaf, Iraq in a religious family on Khordad, 1318 S.H. His father was Seyyed Sajjad Alawi, one of the scholars of Gorgan city. Seyyed Muhammad Ali moved from Najaf to Iran, Gorgan city along with his father when he was 7.
Ayatollah Alawi Gorgani learned Arabic literature from his father and went to Najaf, Karbala and Mecca when he was 16. Coming back from Mecca, he decided to reside in Najaf city but he returned to Qom city advised by Ayatollah Seyyed Mohsen Hakim (P.H.) His master were Mojahedi Tabrizi, Soltani Tabatabaee, Sotoudeh Araki, Ayatollah Broujerdi (P.H.), Imam Khomeini(P.H.), Ayatollah Golpaygani (P.H.) and Muhammad Ali Araki (P.H.)
To answer to seeking advice concerning Baha’ism, Ayatollah Alawi Gorgani has written:
