Marja' (religious authority)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Marja'_taqlid
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Usuli_school_of_thought
gptkbp:authority	gptkb:Fiqh_(Islamic_jurisprudence)
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:Akhbari_school_of_thought
gptkbp:dressCode	Wears turban and clerical robe
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Muqallid
gptkbp:gender	Male
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	Developed in 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Marja' (religious authority)
gptkbp:influenced	Religious, social, and sometimes political
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lifetimeTitle	Yes
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Qom Najaf
gptkbp:meaning	Source to follow
gptkbp:notableMaraji	gptkb:Mohammad_Hussein_Fadlallah gptkb:Ruhollah_Khomeini gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkbp:plural	gptkb:Maraji'
gptkbp:requires	Must be a mujtahid Recognized by peers and followers
gptkbp:responsibility	Collecting religious taxes (khums) Issuing fatwas Guiding followers in religious matters
gptkbp:role	Highest authority on religious law in Twelver Shia Islam
gptkbp:succession	No formal succession process
gptkbp:titleGivenBy	Senior Shia clerics
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ja'fari_school_of_law gptkb:Ja'fari_fiqh
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7