Ayatollah (UK: /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə/, also US: /ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə/; Arabic: اية الله, romanized: ʾāyatu llāh; Persian: آیت‌الله, romanized: âyatollâh [ɒːjjætˌolˈlɒːh])...

clerical rank is Grand Ayatollah also known as Marja'. This list contains only the names of ayatollahs. To see lists of grand ayatollahs, or hujjatul islams...

older brother. Khomeini was a high ranking cleric in Twelver Shi'ism, an ayatollah, a marja' ("source of emulation"), a mujtahid or faqīh (an expert in sharia)...

the hawza of Mashhad, under mentors such as Sheikh Hashem Qazvini and Ayatollah Milani. Then, he went to Najaf, Iraq, in 1957, but soon returned to Mashhad...

Ayatollah may refer to: Ayatollah, title given to Shi'a mujtahids More specifically the most notable Ayatollahs, holding the position of Supreme Leader...

السيستاني; born 4 August 1930) is an Iranian Islamic scholar. A Grand Ayatollah and marja, Sistani is considered the leading religious leader of Twelver...

Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri (Persian: حسینعلی منتظری‎ [hosejnæˈliːje montæzeˈɾiː] ; 24 September 1922 – 19 December 2009) was an Iranian Shia...

government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by the theocratic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a religious cleric who had headed one of the rebel...

Ayatollah al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Muhsin al-Hakim at-Tabataba'i (8 July 1939 – 29 August 2003; Arabic: السيد محمد باقر محسن الحكيم الطباطبائي), also...

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Fazel Lankarani (1931 – June 16, 2007) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. He was student of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He was...

of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam is a non-fiction work written by Mark Bowden. Guests of the Ayatollah relates...

Abbas Quchani Ayatollah Mohsin al-Hakim Corboz, Elvire (2015). "Khomeini in Najaf: The Religious and Political Leadership of an Exiled Ayatollah". Die Welt...

a grand ayatollah. Someone who follows/"imitates" a marja' (who performs taqlid) is known as a muqallid. Ayatollahs The title of an ayatollah is bestowed...

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq al-Sadr (Arabic: محمّد صادق الصدر‎; born 23 March 1943 – 19 February 1999) was a prominent Iraqi Shia marja'. He...

Iran and the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. His father, Ayatollah Hajj Seyyed Mostafavi Kashani (Persian: آیت‌الله حاج سید مصطفوی کاشانی)...

as one of the pupils of Akhund Khorasani and besides he was admired by Ayatollah Mara'shi Najafi. At the age of 5, Morteza Motahhari went to school without...

Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla is a 2014 single released by Soulfly. The song was first released on the album Savages in 2013. The song's title was inspired...

to study theology in Qom. There he became acquainted with the ideas of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the most senior dissident cleric who later became the...

Grand Ayatollah Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani (Persian: اسدالله بیات زنجانی) is an Iranian theologian, Islamic philosopher, writer and Grand marja of Islam...

On 3 June 1989, at 22:20 IRST, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Revolution and the first Supreme Leader and founder of the Islamic...

Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital is a public hospital located in Zanjan and currently has a capacity of 620 beds. "بیمارستان آیت الله موسوی فعالیت خود را آغاز...

was destroyed under the direction of Khalkhali, which was sanctioned by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khalkhali ordered the executions of Amir Abbas Hoveida...

Lamont Dorrell, known as Ayatollah, is a hip hop record producer. He has mainly produced music for New York–based rappers, including Mos Def, Talib Kweli...

The Ayatollah is a football celebration used by fans of the Welsh football club, Cardiff City. Performing the action is sometimes preceded by a chant...

seminary and Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi completed elementary schooling at Najaf's Alaviye school before going to seminary. Ayatollah Khomeini and...

Shah. From 1948 onward, he held classes at Hedayat Mosque in Tehran. Ayatollah Taleghani had the responsibility of educating revolutionary folks from...

Seyyed Hassan Modarres (Persian: سید حسن مدرس; c. 1870, Sarabeh – 1 December 1937, Kashmar) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter...

Ali Araki, Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Amoli, Ayatollah Shahroudi, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Borujerdi and Ruhollah Khomeini. Ayatollah Yazdi usually...

Grand Ayatollah Shaikh Muhammad Hussain Najafi (Arabic: آيت الله العظمى علامه شيخ محمد حسين; 10 April 1932 – 21 August 2023) was a Pakistani Twelver Shia...

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Hossein Ali Tabatabaei Borujerdi (Luri/Persian: آیت الله العظمی سید حسین طباطبایی بروجردی; 23 March 1875 – 30 March 1961) was a...