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The title of Ayatollah (and other Iranian Shi'i titles) has been "cheapened" in recent decades. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] According to Michael M. J. Fischer , the Iranian revolution led to "rapid inflation of religious titles", and almost every senior cleric was called an Ayatollah. [ 14 ]
Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi (1859–1937) who founded Qom Seminary, may be the first to bear the title according to Algar. [1] While the title Ayatollah was sporadically used during the 1930s, [1] it became widespread in the 1940s. [2]
Mullah (/ ˈ m ʌ l ə, ˈ m ʊ l ə, ˈ m uː l ə /) is an honorific title for Muslim clergy and mosque leaders. [1] The term is widely used in Iran and Afghanistan and is also used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law .
Ali Ahmed Mullah (born 5 July 1947), is the veteran muazzin (caller for prayer) at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the past four decades. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Ali Ahmed Mulla is the longest serving muazzin for the Masjid al-Haram and has been following his family tradition in this profession since 1975.
The posts include photos of Trump and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s political leader who also serves as deputy prime minister in Afghanistan. These claims are mostly true, but lack ...
Ali Abdullah Jaber was born in August 1954 (Hijri Date: Dhu al-Hijjah 1373 AH) along with his twin brother Salem, in Jeddah. At age of 5, he with his parents moved from Jeddah to Madinah, where he learned the Quran. His father – Abdullah ibn Saleh, died in Medina when Ali Jaber was 11 years old. [6] [3]
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