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Naser Makarem Shirazi
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ayatollah in iran”. Today it says “iranian shia marja' and religious leader”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Iranian Shia marja' and religious leader Grand Ayatollah”. It now reads “Iranian Shia marja' and religious leader (born 1927)”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Naser Makarem Shirazi is an ayatollah in Iran . He is a spiritual guide for many Twelver Shi'a Muslims.1
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ayatollah in iran”. Today it says “iranian shia marja' and religious leader”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Iranian Shia marja' and religious leader Grand Ayatollah”. It now reads “Iranian Shia marja' and religious leader (born 1927)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
ayatollah in iran
Now
iranian shia marja' and religious leader
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