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Ayatollah Ayatollah (, ; ; ) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy. It came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Originally used as a title bestowed by popular/clerical acclaim for a small number of the most di ...

Khalil Mobasher Kashani (Persian: خلیل مبشر کاشانی) (born 1951) is an

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Marja. He studied in seminaries in

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Grand Ayatollah Marja (; plural ''marājiʿ''; ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Sh ...

Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani (; March 20, 1899Jawad Tabrizi Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mirza Jawad Kubar Tabrizi (; 1926 – November 20, 2006) was an Iranian Shia marja'. Tabrizi was another prominent student of the late grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, and one of the leading religious authoriti ...

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وب سايت دفتر مرجع عاليقدر حضرت آيت الله خليل مبشر کاشانيخاطراتي از آيت الله مبشر كاشاني A unique Fatwā: روزه داران دیابتی میتوانند آب بنوشند
Iranian grand ayatollahs Iranian Islamists Shia Islamists 1951 births Living people {{Iran-bio-stub

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