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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:religious_organization
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Marja
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gptkbp:criteria
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Male
Justice
Adult
Piety
Shia Muslim
Expertise in Islamic jurisprudence
Legitimate birth
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gptkbp:defines
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The system of religious authority in Twelver Shia Islam
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gptkbp:etymology
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Derived from 'marja', meaning 'source to follow'
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Muqallid
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Marja'iyya
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:ledTo
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Marja' (plural: Maraji')
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gptkbp:mainFunction
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Collecting religious taxes (khums)
Issuing religious rulings (fatwas)
Supervising religious seminaries
Guiding followers in religious matters
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gptkbp:notableMaraji
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gptkb:Ali_Khamenei
gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei
gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkb:Mohammad_Taqi_al-Modarresi
gptkb:Sayyid_Muhammad_Saeed_al-Hakim
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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19th century
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Pakistan
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Hawza
gptkb:Ijtihad
Grand Ayatollah
Taqlid
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gptkbp:religion
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Shia Islam
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gptkbp:role
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Highest religious authority for Shia Muslims
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Seminary_of_Najaf
gptkb:Usuli
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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