Hojjatoleslam

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Hojjatoleslam is a mid-ranking clerical title in Shia Islam, typically denoting a learned religious scholar below the rank of Ayatollah.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hojjatoleslam canonical 6
mujtahid 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia clerical rank
clerical title
religious title
associatedWith hawza
seminary education
associatedWithCity Najaf
Qom
associatedWithCountry Islamic Republic of Iran
linked to: Iran
canHoldPosition Friday prayer leader
religious judge
canLead congregational prayers
contrastedWith Ayatollah
Grand Ayatollah
denotes learned religious scholar
etymologyComponent Hojjat
al-Islam
linked to: Islam
field Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis
genderUsage primarily male
grantedBy Shia religious authorities
seminary scholars
higherRank Ayatollah
languageOfOrigin Persian
languageOfUse Arabic
Persian
linked to: Persian language
lowerRank Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin (in some usages)
linked to: Hujjat al-Islam
meaning Proof of Islam
rankRelativeToAyatollah below
rankRelativeToSheikh above
religion Shia Islam
religiousSchool Ja'fari jurisprudence
linked to: Ja'fari school
requires advanced religious studies
mastery of Arabic language
mastery of Islamic law
requiresRecognitionOf scholarly competence
roleInCommunity preacher
religious guide
teacher
titlePlacement before personal name
tradition Twelver Shia
usedAsHonorific yes
usedBy Shia clerics
usedIn Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mohammad Khatami religiousTitle Hojjatoleslam
Hassan Rouhani religiousTitle Hojjatoleslam
Chief Justice of Iran eligibleCandidateMustBe mujtahid
linked to: Hojjatoleslam
Mostafa Khomeini title Hojjatoleslam
Hassan Fereydoun hasHonorificTitle Hojjatoleslam
Ahmad Marvi religiousTitle Hojjatoleslam