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Marjaʿiyya (Source of Emulation)
The institution of the senior jurist (marjaʿ al-taqlīd) whose rulings lay Shīʿīs follow during the Occultation.
The institution of the senior jurist (marjaʿ al-taqlīd) whose rulings lay Shīʿīs follow during the Occultation.
Key passages(4)
REF ref-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai-shi-ite-islam
Shi'ite Islam · Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
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Modern teachers who discuss this idea
Modern and living teachers whose books take up Marjaʿiyya (Source of Emulation). These works are still in copyright, so we can’t show the text here — each links out to the book.
- Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'iShi'ite Islam(1975)View on Amazon→