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Marja' (source of emulation)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Marja'_(source_of_emulation)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
gptkbp:authority
religious leader
Interpretation of Islamic law
Legal opinions in Shia Islam
gptkbp:centralTo
gptkb:Qom
Najaf
gptkbp:criteria
Piety
Moral integrity
Recognized expertise in Islamic jurisprudence
Scholarly reputation
gptkbp:education
gptkb:Hawza_seminaries
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Muqallid
gptkbp:gender
Male (traditionally)
gptkbp:hasTerm
gptkb:Marja'_al-taqlid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Marja' (source of emulation)
gptkbp:influenced
Shia communities worldwide
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Qom
Najaf
gptkbp:meaning
Source to follow
gptkbp:notableMaraji
gptkb:Muhammad_Saeed_al-Hakim
gptkb:Ali_Khamenei
gptkb:Sayyid_Muhammad_Hussein_Fadlallah
gptkb:Lotfollah_Safi_Golpaygani
gptkb:Mohammad_Fazel_Lankarani
gptkb:Mohammad_Taqi_Bahjat
gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei
gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Bashir_al-Najafi
gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkbp:originatedIn
19th century
gptkbp:precededBy
Mujtahid
gptkbp:recognizedBy
Consensus of scholars
Public following
gptkbp:relatedConcept
gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Usuli_school
gptkb:Hawza
gptkb:Fatwa
gptkb:Ijtihad
gptkb:Shi'a_Islam
Taqlid
gptkbp:responsibility
Issuing fatwas
Collecting religious taxes
Providing religious guidance
gptkbp:role
Highest authority on religious law
gptkbp:title
Grand Ayatollah
gptkbp:usedIn
gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Shi'a_Islam
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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