Hojjatoleslam

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Hojjatoleslam is a mid-ranking clerical title in Shia Islam, typically denoting a learned religious scholar below the rank of Ayatollah.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hojjatoleslam canonical 6
mujtahid 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia clerical rank ⓘ
clerical title ⓘ
religious title ⓘ
associatedWith hawza ⓘ
seminary education ⓘ
associatedWithCity Najaf ⓘ
Qom ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Iran
canHoldPosition Friday prayer leader ⓘ
religious judge ⓘ
canLead congregational prayers ⓘ
contrastedWith Ayatollah ⓘ
Grand Ayatollah ⓘ
denotes learned religious scholar ⓘ
etymologyComponent Hojjat ⓘ
al-Islam ⓘ
linked to: Islam
field Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ
Quranic exegesis ⓘ
genderUsage primarily male ⓘ
grantedBy Shia religious authorities ⓘ
seminary scholars ⓘ
higherRank Ayatollah ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Persian ⓘ
languageOfUse Arabic ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
lowerRank Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin (in some usages) ⓘ
linked to: Hujjat al-Islam
meaning Proof of Islam ⓘ
rankRelativeToAyatollah below ⓘ
rankRelativeToSheikh above ⓘ
religion Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousSchool Ja'fari jurisprudence ⓘ
linked to: Ja'fari school
requires advanced religious studies ⓘ
mastery of Arabic language ⓘ
mastery of Islamic law ⓘ
requiresRecognitionOf scholarly competence ⓘ
roleInCommunity preacher ⓘ
religious guide ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
titlePlacement before personal name ⓘ
tradition Twelver Shia ⓘ
usedAsHonorific yes ⓘ
usedBy Shia clerics ⓘ
usedIn Afghanistan ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mohammad Khatami → religiousTitle → Hojjatoleslam ⓘ
Hassan Rouhani → religiousTitle → Hojjatoleslam ⓘ
Chief Justice of Iran → eligibleCandidateMustBe → mujtahid ⓘ
linked to: Hojjatoleslam
Mostafa Khomeini → title → Hojjatoleslam ⓘ
Hassan Fereydoun → hasHonorificTitle → Hojjatoleslam ⓘ
Ahmad Marvi → religiousTitle → Hojjatoleslam ⓘ