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Noun Concept
Categories: Arabic words and phrases, Titles, Islamic religious leaders, Shia theology, Marja'
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Marja'  marji'  Grand Ayatollah  'marjaʿiyyat  Ayatollah-al-ozma
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In Shia Islam, marjaʿ, also known as a marjaʿ taqlīd or marjaʿ dīnī, literally means "source to imitate/follow" or "religious reference", is a label provided to the highest level Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and less-credentialed clerics. Wikipedia
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Islamic law
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In Shia Islam, marjaʿ, also known as a marjaʿ taqlīd or marjaʿ dīnī, literally means "source to imitate/follow" or "religious reference", is a label provided to the highest level Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and less-credentialed clerics. Wikipedia
Marji', lit. 'source to follow' or 'religious reference', is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and clerics below him in rank. Wikipedia
A Shia authority Wikipedia Disambiguation
Highest clerical rank in Usuli Twelver Shia Islam Wikidata
IS A
title
position
Mujtahid
grand ayatollah
HAS KIND
Hossein Borujerdi
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGION
Islam
Usuli
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
grand ayatollah
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Marja'
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marji'
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'marjaʿiyyat, Ayatollah-al-ozma, Ayatollah-al-uzma, Ayatollah al-Uzma, Ayatollah Uzma, Grand Ayatollah, Grand Ayatullah, Maraje', Maraje’, Maraji, Marja' (islamic law), Marja'a, Marja'iya, Marja (Akhbari), Marja al-taqlid, Marja Taqlid, Marjas, Marjaʿ, Source of Imitation
Wikidata Alias
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marji al-taqlid

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