 Khorasani is considered to be the most learned religious authority alive.Khorasani was born in Nishapur, a city 130 km west of Mashhad, to Sheikh Ismail Khorasani, a revered alim and orator.He began his religious education at an early age in Mashhad, completing his "muqadamat" and Arabic under Sheikh Shams and al-Muhaqiq al-Mughani in the Ba'in Ya school.