Marja' (source of emulation)

GPTKB entity

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	5