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Seghatoleslam
''Seghatoleslam'' ( Persian: ثقةالاسلام ) also spelled ''Seqat-ol-eslam'', or ''Thiqat ul-Islam'', is an honorific title within the Twelver Shia clergy. Historically, it denoted a scholar who had completed a certain level of religious education but had not yet attained the highest authority in the religious hierarchy, known as '' Ayatollah''. In the recent past, it was typically conferred upon individuals who had completed Islamic seminary levels 1 and 2, obtaining a degree in Islamic jurisprudence ( Fiqh) and theology ( Usul al-din). The title also signifies a trustworthy person respected by Muslims, reflecting a specific level of seminary knowledge. Etymology The term ''Seghatoleslam'' (, ) is derived from two Arabic words: ''thiqa'' ( ثقة), meaning trustworthy, and ''Islām'' ( اسلام). Consequently, the title can be translated as ''Trustworthy of Islam''. In Usulism, a branch of Islamic biographical evaluation, there is issuing a fatwa is only p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
