The eminent Master, the late ‘Allāmah ‘Alī 
Aṣghar Karbāschiyān (May his soul rest in peace) 
was born in 1914 in Tehran. He developed an 
interest in educating young adults in his days of 
youth, an interest encouraged by erudite scholars, 
particularly the late Sayyid Riḍā Darbandī and the 
Grand Ayatollah Burūjirdī.
Having completed his seminary education in 
Tehran and Qum and having attained the status 
of ijtihād,1 he left Qum for Tehran in 1955, aspiring 
to establish a school to serve as a model for other 
staff members of educational institutions. Thus, 
he discussed the issue with his old friend, the late 
Ḥājj Muqaddas, a pious sermonist of Tehran, and 
benefited from his support. Then, he appointed 
the late Riḍā Rūzbih, a prominent scholar and a 
paragon of moral virtues, as the principal of the 
newly founded ‘Alawī School.