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The institution of marja'iyya is financially dependent on [[judicial alms]], people's donations, and personal [[nadhr|vows]].

Shi'i authorities usually have a strong influence on their followers and even all the Shi'as, and thus, they can establish their social and political views.<ref>See: Naqībzāda & Amānī, ''Naqsh-i Rūḥānīyyat-i Shīʿa dar pīrūzī-yi inqilāb-i Islāmī'', p. 81-82.</ref> For example, after the fatwa of [[al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Mujahid]], a great number of the Shi'as went to [[Russo-Persian Wars|war against the Russians]]<ref>Naqībzāda & Amānī, ''Naqsh-i Rūḥānīyyat-i Shīʿa dar pīrūzī-yi inqilāb-i Islāmī'', p. 99-100.</ref>; the [[fatwa of the tobacco ban]] by [[al-Mirza al-Shirazi]] led to the abolishment of the British tobacco monopoly in Iran<ref>Naqībzāda & Amānī, ''Naqsh-i Rūḥānīyyat-i Shīʿa dar pīrūzī-yi inqilāb-i Islāmī'', p. 102.</ref>; and [[June 5, 1963 Demonstrations]] in Iran to protest the arrest of [[Ayatollah Khomeini]].<ref>Naqībzāda & Amānī, ''Naqsh-i Rūḥānīyyat-i Shīʿa dar pīrūzī-yi inqilāb-i Islāmī'', p. 103.</ref>