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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.
Shah of Iran: Formation: 5 February 1979 as Revolutionary Leader 3 December 1979 as Supreme Leader: First holder: Ruhollah Khomeini: Unofficial names: Revolutionary Leader from 5 February 1979 until 3 December 1979: Deputy: Office wasn't established until 10 November 1985 Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri (10 November 1985 – 13 March 1989)
OPEC had Iran and Iraq sit down and work aside their differences, which resulted in relatively good relations between the two nations throughout the 1970s. In 1978 the Shah made a request to then-Vice President Saddam Hussein to banish the expatriate Ayatollah Khomenei from Iraq, who had been living there in exile for the past 15 years. In ...
Iran, in its various known forms, beginning with the Median dynasty, was a monarchy (or composed of multiple smaller monarchies) from the 7th century BCE until 1979.. It first became a constitutional monarchy in 1906 under the Qajar dynasty, but underwent a period of autocracy during the years 1925–1941 during the rule of Reza Shah, who, after staging a coup d'état that led to the founding ...
The difference between Sunni and Shīʻa Sharia results from a Shīʻa belief that Muhammad assigned ʻAlī to be the first ruler and the leader after him (the Khalifa or steward). [citation needed] This difference resulted in the Shīʻa: Following hadith from Muħammad and his descendants the 12 Imāms. [186]
[11] [12] The report of the celebration was published on his website and aired on Fadak Satellite Channel. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The online publication of Al-Habib's speech about Aisha, especially a video posted on YouTube , provoked anger among Sunni Muslims, who view Aisha as one of the most revered religious figures, and led to protests and ...
Competing in the state’s Democratic primary in July, Shah told the Arizona Republic that while he still backs universal health care, payer options other than just the “single payer” he ...
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the then Shah of Iran, and his allies, however, took the pacifism of clerics such as Shariatmadari as a sign of weakness. The Shah's government declared a ban on Muharram commemorations hoping to stop revolutionary protests. After a series of severe crack downs on the people and the clerics and the killing and arrest of ...