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'Ayatollah Khamenei advised us to continue path of resistance'
TEHRAN, June 6 (MNA) - Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has said that it was Iran’s Supreme Leader who proposed that Lebanon should continue the path of resistance.

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ayatollah: Definition from Answers.com
ayatollah ( ) n. Islam A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation


Iran: Anxiety Over Infiltration by "Strayers from the Path
As differences between Iran's leader Ali Khamenei and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went public, past supporters of the government became the president's critics who now warn of the influence of his aides among Revolutionary Guards and particularly the Basij para-military force. -Bahram Rafiei, Rooz

Iran s Supreme Leader Khamenei Orders Probe of Election Fraud By Leo Reyes
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Ruhollah Khomeini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi Moosavi Khomeini (Persian: روح‌اللّه ... Grand Ayatollah Hossein Montazeri continued his criticism of the regime and in ...
Ayatollah (Persian: yatollh from Arabic: yatu l-Lh "Sign of God"; UK: /atl./ US: /atol./) is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence ethics and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries.citation needed The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin. Ayatollah is simillar in rank to a Bishop or Cardinal in Catholicism and Chief Rabbi in Judaism. Contents 1 Rank 2 History 3 Grand Ayatollah 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Rank

'Saudi Arabia a hub for dictators'
A senior Iranian cleric says the Yemeni president's escape to Saudi Arabia shows that the latter has turned into “a hub for dictators.”


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Translations of ayatollah. ayatollah synonyms, ayatollah antonyms. Information about ayatollah in the free online English dictionary and ...
The title is currently granted to top Shia mujtahid after completing sat'h and kharij studies in the hawza. By then the mujtahid would be able to issue his own edicts from the sources of Islamic religious laws: the Qur'an the Sunnah ijm and 'aql ("intellect" rather than the Sunn principle of qiyas). Most of the time this is attested by an issued certificate from his teachers. The ayatollah can then teach in hawzas according to his speciality can act as a reference for their religious questions and act as a judge. There is an important difference from Shi'a ayatollahs and "saints" in other religions and Sunni Islam: ayatollahs are not regarded as enlightened by God Himself but by the Word of God.

Ahmadinejad 'doomed to fail'
MAHMOUD Ahmadinejad has now made the mistake that all Iranian presidents make: he has challenged the authority of the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He is doomed to fail.

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Ayatollah | Define Ayatollah at Dictionary.com
Ayatollah definition, (among Shiʿites) a title in the religious hierarchy achieved by scholars who have demonstrated highly advanced knowledge of Islamic law and See more.
There are a few women who are equal in ranking to the ayatollahs and are known as Lady Mujtahideh. A current example of a Lady Mujtahideh is Zohreh Sefati.1 Historically there have been several Mujtahidehs in Shi'ism most famously the women in the family of Allama Hilli. History

Iran's Supreme Leader Backs Ahmadinejad
Iran's Supreme Leader has called for unity among Islamic Republic supporters, which is being interpreted as an implicit show of support for embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


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The name "ayatollah" originates from the Quran where human beings can also be regarded as signs of God the literal translation of the title. 51:2021 of the Quran states: On the earth are signs (Ayat) for those of assured Faith

Ahmadinejad's clique under fire despite call for calm
Ruling conservatives in Iran kept up their criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's inner circle on Monday, despite a plea for calm by all-powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

June 14 2009 ChattahBox Delusional President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran on Sunday declared his re election real and free and accused foreign media of launching a psychological war against his
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Historic Personalities of Iran: Ayatollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Khomeini therefore concentrated during the years of Ayatollah Boroujerdi's ... They sent Ayatollah Kamalvand, to see the Shah and gauge his ...
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see Grand Ayatollah Main article: Marja' (Islamic law)

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Ruling conservatives in Iran kept up their criticism of President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad's inner circle on Monday, despite a plea for calm by all-powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

An oil portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei wearing a turban made out of pancakes The backdrop is the flag of Iran
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What is an Ayatollah?
Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is an Ayatollah? ... In order to become an ayatollah, a Shi'a cleric must study the Qur'an and Islam for many years. ...
Only a few of the most important ayatollah are accorded the rank of Grand Ayatollah (Ayatollah Uzma "Great Sign of God"). This usually happens when the followers of one of the ayatollahs refer to him in many situations and ask him to publish his Juristic book in which he answers the vast majority of daily Muslim affairs. The book is called Resalah which is usually a reinvention of the book Al-Urwatu l-Wuthqah according to their knowledge of the most authentic Islamic sources and their application to current life.

Lebanon hosts confab on Iran's Leader
The international conference on reflections of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on modern Islam has opened in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who following his spat with Israeli President Shimon Peres over the Gaza crisis last week walked out of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi wants to give Turkey PM a Nobel Prize Iran s president ministers the parliament speaker and other deputies and clerics in the holy city of Qom are all
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Urban Dictionary: ayatollah
n. Islam. 1.A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in ... This Ayatollah then can teach in religious Hawza according to his speciality and ...
There are around 70 living worldwide; the most famouscitation needed of them are Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani Ali Khamenei Hossein Vahid Khorasani Makarem Shirazi Yousef Sane'i Malakouti Haeri and Sadiq Shirazi. Currently there are four grand ayatollahs in Najaf Iraq center of the Iraqi Shi'i seminaries or Hawzas (currently the most senior is Ali al-Sistani). Other grand ayatollahs include Basir Najafi Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim and Mohammad Ishaq Al-Fayyad.

Leader appoints members of High Council of Cultural Revolution
TEHRAN, June 7 (MNA) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a decree on Tuesday appointing the members of the High Council of the Cultural Revolution for a new term.

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Khamenei: Iran backs uprisings unless pro-U.S.
Iran backs all Muslim uprisings except those stirred up by Washington, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said over the weekend, a stance that explains Tehran’s lack of support for anti-government protesters in ally Syria.

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