AYATOLLAH

Ayatollah

Ayatollah is a high-ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin.

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ayatollah

Noun

  1. A religious leader in Iranian Shi’ite Islam; a member of the ’ulama.


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