Akhond Khorasani; pioneer of proximity and unity in practice

Without a doubt, Akhone Khorasani has a special place regarding unity and proximity of the Shiites. After gaining a good academic position in the seminary school of Najafa in jurisprudence and theology fields, he started to fight against tyranny and colonization based on the principles of jurisprudence and theology and due to the situation of his time. These two phenomena automatically directed Akhond towards national-Islamic unity as well as international- Islamic unity. He became well-known for turning the theories of Islamic unity into practice. The following paper intends to explain Akhond Khorasani's role and position regarding the process of Islamic unity and proximity among Islamic sects. It also gives an account regarding his theories and activities on the topic.