▁September ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁into ▁a ▁Sh ia ▁cler ical ▁family ▁in ▁Al ig ud arz , ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁Lor est an ▁province . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁brother , ▁Hass an . ▁ ▁K arr ou bi ▁studied ▁the ology ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁studies ▁at ▁sem in aries ▁in ▁Q om ▁and ▁Te h ran . ▁He ▁studied ▁under ▁notable ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁H os sein - A li ▁Mont az eri ▁and ▁Ru hol lah ▁K home ini . ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁M uj t ah id ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ay atol lah ▁You sef ▁S ane i ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁the ology ▁and ▁law ▁at ▁Te h ran ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁economy , ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁invest ments ▁of ▁prominent ▁business men ▁in ▁Iran . ▁ ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁several ▁times ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Shah ▁of ▁Iran , ▁Moh amm ad ▁Re za ▁P ah la vi , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁including ▁a ▁st int ▁at ▁the ▁Q as r ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁Te h ran . ▁His ▁wife , ▁F at eme h , ▁later ▁re called ▁that ▁she ▁took ▁their ▁second ▁son , ▁Tag hi , ▁to ▁meet ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁Q as r ▁Pr ison ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six ▁months ▁old . ▁ ▁In