marja'iyya (system of religious authorities)
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The marja'iyya is the Shia Islamic institution of senior jurist-scholars whose religious rulings and guidance are followed by believers in matters of law, ethics, and daily practice.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shia clerical hierarchy | 1 |
| marja'iyya (system of religious authorities) canonical | 1 |
| marjaʿ al‑taqlid | 1 |
| marjaʿ‑e taqlid (source of emulation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: marja'iyya (system of religious authorities) Context triple: [Shia Islam, hasClericalStructure, marja'iyya (system of religious authorities)]
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Ja'fari school
The Ja'fari school is the principal school of Islamic jurisprudence in Twelver Shi'a Islam, based on the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the line of Shi'a Imams.
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B.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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C.
Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
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D.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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E.
Zahiri school of law
The Zahiri school of law is a classical Islamic legal school known for its strict literalism, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and relying solely on the Qur’an, authentic hadith, and explicit consensus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: marja'iyya (system of religious authorities) Target entity description: The marja'iyya is the Shia Islamic institution of senior jurist-scholars whose religious rulings and guidance are followed by believers in matters of law, ethics, and daily practice.
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A.
Ja'fari school
The Ja'fari school is the principal school of Islamic jurisprudence in Twelver Shi'a Islam, based on the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the line of Shi'a Imams.
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B.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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C.
Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
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D.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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E.
Zahiri school of law
The Zahiri school of law is a classical Islamic legal school known for its strict literalism, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and relying solely on the Qur’an, authentic hadith, and explicit consensus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia Islamic religious institution
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system of religious authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Twelver Shia Muslims primarily ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
fatwa
ⓘ
hawza (Shia seminary) ⓘ ijtihad ⓘ taqlid ⓘ |
| authorityNature | non‑hierarchical but stratified by reputation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Usuli Shia jurisprudence ⓘ |
| centralConcept | marja' al‑taqlid ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Akhbari approach in Shia Islam ⓘ |
| doctrineScope |
commercial transactions
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ethical conduct ⓘ personal status law ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
| documentationForm | risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual) ⓘ |
| financing |
religious taxes (khums)
ⓘ
zakat and donations ⓘ |
| followsBy | lay Shia believers ⓘ |
| geographicCenters |
Karbala
ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ Najaf ⓘ Qom ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfDiscourse |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
marja' al‑taqlid
ⓘ
mujtahid ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | consolidated in the 19th century Usuli school ⓘ |
| influenceType |
religious authority
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social influence in Shia communities ⓘ sometimes political influence ⓘ |
| legitimacyBasis |
piety and moral integrity
ⓘ
recognition by other scholars and believers ⓘ scholarly expertise in Islamic law ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | loosely structured network of senior jurists ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
guiding believers in daily practice
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interpreting Islamic law (fiqh) ⓘ offering ethical guidance ⓘ providing religious rulings (fatwas) ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | source of emulation ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Grand Ayatollah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| requires | emulation (taqlid) of a living marja' ⓘ |
| requiresFromFollowers |
consultation of marja's rulings
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payment of religious dues ⓘ |
| roleInCommunity |
managing religious endowments (awqaf)
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overseeing charitable activities ⓘ supporting religious education ⓘ |
| successionPattern | non‑hereditary scholarly recognition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: marja'iyya (system of religious authorities) Description of subject: The marja'iyya is the Shia Islamic institution of senior jurist-scholars whose religious rulings and guidance are followed by believers in matters of law, ethics, and daily practice.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shia clerical hierarchy
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
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requiresLeaderQualification
→
marja'iyya (system of religious authorities)
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
marjaʿ‑e taqlid (source of emulation)
subject surface form:
Hawza
this entity surface form:
marjaʿ al‑taqlid