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ayatollah: see Shiites Shiites (shē`ītz) [Arab. ..... Click the link for more information. . ayatollahIn the Shiite branch of Islam, a high-ranking religious authority regarded by his followers as the most learned person of his age. The ayatollah's authority rests on the infallible imam. His legal decisions are accepted as binding by his personal followers and (in the present day) by the wider community. ayatollah one of a class of Iranian Shiite religious leaders How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The future imam's grandfather, Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Qazwini, remained in Iraq even though he criticized the Ba'ath regime. Although he is the elected president of Iran, he serves at the pleasure of Ayatollah All Khamenei, who has been the official "Supreme Leader" since 1990, when he assumed that title upon the death of Ayatollah Khomeini. Ahmadinejad has announced that he intends to return Iran to the purity of the revolution that brought the Ayatollah Khomeini to power in 1979. |
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