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Sadiq al-Shirazi
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iraqi shi'a marja”. Today it says “iraqi-born iranian shia marja'”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. It now reads “Iranian Grand Ayatollah (born 1942)”.
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Sadiq al-Hussayni al-Shirazi ( Arabic : صادق الحسيني الشيرازي ; Persian : سید صادق حسینی شیرازی ; born August 20, 1942) is an Iraqi-born Iranian Shia marja' . He hails from an influential transnational clerical family, and is the younger brother of Muhammad al-Shirazi , and considered his successor. Mu'jam al-'Udaba' Min 'Asr al-Jahili Hata Sanat 2002 [ Glossary of Scholars: From the Jahiliyyah to 2002 AD ] (in Arabic). The Other Shiites: From the Mediterranean to Central Asia .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iraqi shi'a marja”. Today it says “iraqi-born iranian shia marja'”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand Ayatollah Sayyid”. It now reads “Iranian Grand Ayatollah (born 1942)”. Read the current article and compare.
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iraqi shi'a marja
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iraqi-born iranian shia marja'
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