Hoj. Dr. Mohammad Mofateh, the skillful scientist and philosopher, was born in 1307 (1928) in Hamedan. He completed his primary education there in Akhund Mollah Ali Hamedani’s school. And after a while he left for Qom Seminary and he enjoyed the classes of Hazrat-e Ayatollah Ozma Sayyed Mohammad Hojat Kuh Kamari, Ayatollah Ozma Haj Agha Hossein Tabatabee Borigerdy and Ayatollah ozma Haj Sayyed Ruhollah Moosavi Khomeini (Rh) , Hazrat Ayatollah Sayyed Mohamad Mohaqeq and Hazrat Allameh Sayyed Mohamad Hosein Tabatabee, (the author of “Tafsir-al Mizan”).
Furthermore he was teaching the high levels of divine law, principles and philosophy
he was also studying the new science till he was successful enough to be granted the Ph.D.
of philosophy. After finishing his studies in the Qom Seminary, since he was needed in Tehran, he left for it. Like his colleague Professor Motahary, he started to teach the university students in 1348(1969). He was experienced enough in teaching because he was the teacher of a high school in Qom as well. Doctor Mofateh had a resume full of political activities, especially in the month of Ramadhan and Moharram and Safar. Although he was a professor of the university, he never gave up the religious Programs.
So, due to the mentioned activities, holding sessions and performing the prayer in “Qoba Mosque” he was put into the jail in 1354 (1975) and the men of regime closed the door of the mosque. Certainly, it was not the first time because since he was in Qom due to these activities he was exiled to Zahedan Province. He performed the prayer of Feast of the Fast –breaking (Eid-ul-Fitr) in 1357 (1978) in Qeytariyeh in which about one million people took part and it was the greatest schemata of early period of revolution. After praying he gave a very revolutionary and crucial lecture and invited people for demonstrations of 17th and 18th of Shahrivar (7th and 8th of September) whose result was his arresting on 17th of Shahrivar and he was prisoned for 2 months.
On 27th of Azar 1357(Dec, 18 1978) at half past nine A.M, when Dr. Mofateh with his two guards (Asghar Nematy and Javad Bahmany) were in front of the building of Theology University, the imperialism’s hired workers were already there and lay in ambush so, at first the two loyal soldiers were killed then it was time for the main element. He was shot four bullets went through his head, shoulder, hands and knees and he fell on the ground. He was taken to Ayatollah Taleghany Hospital to be cured but it did not work. So he passed away at 12 A.m, on 27th Azar, 1358 (Dec3, 1979).
In the morning of 28th Azar (Dec 19, 1978) his body with those of his guards were escorted from mosque of university passing the American espionage den was carried to Qom and was buried there in the court yard of Hazrat Masoomeh (SA)‘s holy shrine. He has written so many books among which we can refer to the Translation of Tafsir Kabir Majmaolbayan, The way of thinking on logic.