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==Marja'iyya== | ==Marja'iyya== | ||
Marja'iyya is the most important social and religious position in the Shiite community. Marja' is a mujtahid who is followed by a number of the Shi'as, that is, some Shi'as practice their religious acts in accordance with that mujtahid's jurisprudential views (that is, [[fatwas]]) and pay their judicial alms (al-wujuhat) to him or his representatives. To follow a religious scholar in this way is called "[[taqlid]]".<ref>See: Ṭabāṭabāʾī al-Yazdī, ''al-ʿUrwa al-wuthqā'', vol. 1, p. 4; Raḥmān Sitāyish, ''Taqlīd'', p. 789.</ref> | Marja'iyya is the most important social and religious position in the Shiite community. Marja' is a mujtahid who is followed by a number of the Shi'as, that is, some Shi'as practice their religious acts in accordance with that of mujtahid's jurisprudential views (that is, [[fatwas]]) and pay their judicial alms (al-wujuhat) to him or his representatives. To follow a religious scholar in this way is called "[[taqlid]]".<ref>See: Ṭabāṭabāʾī al-Yazdī, ''al-ʿUrwa al-wuthqā'', vol. 1, p. 4; Raḥmān Sitāyish, ''Taqlīd'', p. 789.</ref> | ||
The extent of the social influence of a Marja' depends on the number of his followers. The financial power of a Marja' is reinforced by the judicial alms paid by his followers. Shiite authorities can spend these financial resources in religious propagation, administration of [[Al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya|Islamic Seminaries]], helping people in need, and public services. | The extent of the social influence of a Marja' depends on the number of his followers. The financial power of a Marja' is reinforced by the judicial alms paid by his followers. Shiite authorities can spend these financial resources in religious propagation, administration of [[Al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya|Islamic Seminaries]], helping people in need, and public services. | ||