Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iraqi twelver shi'a marja”. Today it says “prominent iraqi twelver shi'a marja'”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Not to be confused with Mohammed Yaqoub or Muhammad al-Yaqoubi . He is the second most widely followed Marja' in Iraq, the most widely followed being Ali al-Sistani . As well as heading the Al-Sadr Religious University in Najaf, he established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq, and oversees many charitable organisations within Iraq. He is an active figure within Iraqi politics, and is considered by the Hawza to be the spiritual successor of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and the school of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr , with the former famously naming Yaqoobi his successor in an audio recording. Fotini Christia , Elizabeth Dekeyser and Dean Knox, To Karbala: Surveying Religious Shia from Iran and Iraq, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016) "Najaf's return as a religious tourist destination" . Mervin Sabrina, Les mondes chiites et l'Iran, Karthala (2007)
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The opening as it stood in 2010
He has studied in seminaries of Najaf , Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Mohammad Kalantar .
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He established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq , and has charitable organisations in his name within Iraq .He is a cleric who is not recognised among the mainstream Shia clergy and is a recently self-proclaimed Ayatollah with a small following.List of Maraji in Arabic Official Website [1] [2]
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He is the second most widely followed Marja' in Iraq, the most widely followed being Ali al-Sistani .As well as heading the Al-Sadr Religious University in Najaf, he established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq , and oversees many charitable organisations within Iraq .He is an active figure within Iraqi politics, and is considered by the Hawza to be the spiritual successor of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and the school of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
He is the second most widely followed Marja' in Iraq, the most widely followed being Ali al-Sistani . As well as heading the Al-Sadr Religious University in Najaf, he established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq, and oversees many charitable organisations within Iraq. He is an active figure within Iraqi politics, and is considered by the Hawza to be the spiritual successor of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and the school of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr , with the former famously naming Yaqoobi his successor in an audio recording.Fotini Christia , Elizabeth Dekeyser and Dean Knox, To Karbala: Surveying Religious Shia from Iran and Iraq, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016) "Najaf's return as a religious tourist destination" .Mervin Sabrina, Les mondes chiites et l'Iran, Karthala (2007)
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iraqi twelver shi'a marja”. Today it says “prominent iraqi twelver shi'a marja'”. Read the current article and compare.
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iraqi twelver shi'a marja
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prominent iraqi twelver shi'a marja'
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