Marja' taqlid

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
Shia Islam concept
gptkbp:authority Jurisprudence
gptkbp:branch Shia Islam
gptkbp:criteria Male
Justice
Adult
Living
Piety
Expertise in Islamic law
gptkbp:etymology gptkb:Arabic
Marja' (source), taqlid (imitation/emulation)
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Muqallid
gptkbp:followersMay Change Marja' if previous Marja' dies
gptkbp:followersMust Follow Marja' in religious matters
Follow only one living Marja'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marja' taqlid
gptkbp:influenced Global Shia community
gptkbp:introducedIn 19th century
gptkbp:languageOfFatwa gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Urdu
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Qom
Najaf
gptkbp:meaning Source of emulation
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Ali_Khamenei
gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkb:Mohammad_Taqi_al-Modarresi
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Fatwa
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Risalah_Amaliyah
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Hawza
gptkb:Fatwa
gptkb:Ijtihad
Grand Ayatollah
Taqlid
Mujtahid
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:responsibility Overseeing religious education
Supervising religious endowments
Charity distribution
Issuing religious rulings
Collecting khums
Guiding followers
gptkbp:role Highest authority on religious law in Shia Islam
gptkbp:titleGivenBy Senior Shia cleric
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
Usuli Shia Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Source_of_Emulation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7