Fazil Iravani
Fazil Iravani — Second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus.Fazil Iravani was born in Yerevan and got his primary religious education in same city. He went on to continue his education in 1802 to Al-Azhar University. He was akhund of Isfahan and Tabriz in his 40s.Sheikh ul-Islam
He was appointed as deputy of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh in 1843. He was appointed as Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus prior to former's resignation. He reformed many clerical issues, including taking nikah rights from mosque mullahs and handing it over to more educated akhunds. He resigned his post in 1862. He died in 1885 in very old age. He was succeeded by Ahmad Huseinzadeh.Works
He was the author of famous novel The Rose and the Nightingale.
