What the title “Ayatollah” means in Iran’s leadership and politics

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What the title “Ayatollah” means in Iran’s leadership and politics

“Ayatollah,” an Arabic term meaning “sign of God” or “divine sign,” is a senior clerical title in Twelver Shiite Islam typically reserved for scholars who have spent decades studying and teaching Islamic jurisprudence an…

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