Hujjat al-Islam
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Hujjat al-Islam (from Arabic: حجة الإسلام ḥujjatu l-Islām) (also Hojatoleslam) is an honorific title meaning "authority on Islam" or "proof of Islam", given to Twelver Shī‘ah clerics.[1] It was originally applied only to leading mujtahids, but from about the start of the 19th century came to be used by all clerics following the creation of the title Ayatollah for top Twelver mujtahids.
The title Hujjatu l-Islām wa l-Muslimīn ("Authority on Islam and Muslims) is given to middle-ranking clerics.
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[edit] Education
Hawza students start their studies learning fiqh, kalam, hadith, tafsir, philosophy and Arabic literature. After mastering these levels they are given the Hojatoleslam title, and can start becoming mujtahid by studying advanced textbooks known as satḥ, and research courses known as kharij.
[edit] List of notable Hojatoleslams
- Mohammad Khatami
- Mohsen Kadivar
- Mohammad Javad Bahonar
- Hassan Rowhani
- Ali Younesi
- Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi
- Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei
- Abdollah Noori
- Sheikh-ul-Lalazar Ali Tahir Arshed Pasha
- Ahmad Koshali
- Mohammad Reyshahri
- Ali Fallahian
- Abdolvahed Mousavi-Lari
- Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi
- Mehdi Karroubi
- Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri
- Ali Akbar Mohtashami-Pur
- Esmail Shooshtari
- Majead Ansari
- Muqtada al-Sadr
- Nusrat Amin Khanum
- Hassan Nasrallah
- Hojat Yaldaparast
- Seyyed Muhammad Rizvi
- Syed Sartaj Zaidi
- Syed Abbas Aliya
- Muhammad Baig
- Shamshad Haider
- Hurr Siberi
- Syed Hassan Askari
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