Hojjatoleslam

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Shia clerical rank clerical title religious title

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

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
mujtahid	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shia clerical rank ⓘ clerical title ⓘ religious title ⓘ
associatedWith	hawza NERFINISHED ⓘ seminary education ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Najaf NERFINISHED ⓘ Qom NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCountry	Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
canHoldPosition	Friday prayer leader ⓘ religious judge ⓘ
canLead	congregational prayers ⓘ
contrastedWith	Ayatollah ⓘ Grand Ayatollah ⓘ
denotes	learned religious scholar ⓘ
etymologyComponent	Hojjat NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
field	Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ
genderUsage	primarily male ⓘ
grantedBy	Shia religious authorities ⓘ seminary scholars ⓘ
higherRank	Ayatollah ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Persian ⓘ
languageOfUse	Arabic ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ
lowerRank	Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin (in some usages) NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaning	Proof of Islam ⓘ
rankRelativeToAyatollah	below ⓘ
rankRelativeToSheikh	above ⓘ
religion	Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousSchool	Ja'fari jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAsHonorific	yes ⓘ
usedBy	Shia clerics ⓘ
usedIn	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ

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 → Hojjatoleslam ⓘ

this entity surface form: mujtahid