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  2. Ayatollah - Wikipedia

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    Ayatollah (UK: / ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t ɒ l ə /, also US: / ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t oʊ l ə /; Arabic: اية الله, romanized: ʾāyatu llāh; Persian: آیت‌الله, romanized: âyatollâh [ɒːjjætˌolˈlɒːh]) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy. it came into widespread usage in the 20th century. [1] [2]

  3. Mullah - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. List of fatwas - Wikipedia

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    It refers to the fatwa against the acquisition, development and use of nuclear weapons by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [12] While the fatwa originally dates back to the mid-1990s, [ 13 ] the first public issue of it is reported to be that of October 2003, which was followed by an official statement at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy ...

  5. Shia clergy - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  6. The 500 Most Influential Muslims - Wikipedia

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    King Abdullah II of Jordan, Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar Muhammad Taqi Usmani, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Iranian Shia Islamic scholar Ali al-Sistani are also among the top 9 in the list.Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar Allama Aurangzeb Farooqi, are also among the top 10 in the list.

  7. List of leaders of Middle Eastern and North African states

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    Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: President of the United Arab Emirates: 14 May 2022 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates: 11 February 2006 Yemen: Rashad al-Alimi [c] Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen: 7 April 2022 Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak [c] Prime Minister of Yemen: 5 February 2024

  8. Zayd ibn Ali - Wikipedia

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    Zayd was born in Medina in 695 CE.He was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. [5] Ibn Qutaybah in his book "al-Ma'ārif", republished in 1934 in Egypt, writes (at page 73) that one of the wives of the 4th Shia Imam was from Sindh (present-day Pakistan) and that she was the mother of Zayd ibn Ali.

  9. Fatwa of Ali Khamenei against insulting revered Sunni figures

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    Sayyid Ali Khamenei. A fatwa prohibiting the insulting of the most religious figures of Sunni Islam was published by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, [1] on 30 September 2010. The fatwa was issued following the insulting of Aisha by Yasser Al-Habib. [1]