Marja' al-taqlid

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
Shia Islam Concept
gptkbp:authority Religious rulings (fatwas)
gptkbp:firstProminentMarja Murtadha al-Ansari
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Muqallid
gptkbp:hasTerm gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:historicalName 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marja' al-taqlid
gptkbp:influenced Shia jurisprudence
Shia community leadership
Shia religious practice
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:meaning Source of emulation
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Ali_Khamenei
gptkb:Mohammad_Hussein_Fadlallah
gptkb:Ruhollah_Khomeini
gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkbp:plural gptkb:Maraji'
gptkbp:recognizedBy Public acceptance
Consensus of scholars
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Fatwa
gptkb:Ijtihad
Taqlid
Mujtahid
gptkbp:requires Must be a mujtahid
Must be adult
Must be alive (for emulation)
Must be just
Must be male
Must be of legitimate birth
gptkbp:responsibility Issuing religious edicts
Guiding followers in religious matters
Interpreting Islamic law
gptkbp:role Highest authority in Shia Islamic law
gptkbp:titleGivenBy Shia Muslim community
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
Usuli Shia Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marja'_(source_of_emulation)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6