taqlid

Also referred to as marja taqlid, meaning literally one who is worthy of being imitated.

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The Mu'tazilites, influenced by Greek philosophy and thought, emphasized reason and rational thinking (ijtihad), whereas the Asharites were more traditional and asserted imitation (taqlid).

Aparna Pande: Dictatorship vs. Democracy Aparna Pande 2011

The main reason was that every political system needs legitimacy and the Asharite view of taqlid was more likely to approve of the existing system than the Mu'tazilite view of reason and questioning.

Aparna Pande: Dictatorship vs. Democracy Aparna Pande 2011

He was a “source of emulation”—a marja-e taqlid who commanded a significant following and had the respect of his peers—while Khamenei as president was still only a mid-ranking hojjatoleslam.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

On that fateful day of February 1st, 1979, the Ayatollah with the penetrating eyes, the marja al-taqlid (source of imitation) arrived on a plane.

Parvez Sharma: My Jihad, in America and Beyond 2008

He said that Mr. Bush and Sistani will hitherto serve as "objects of emulation" marji` taqlid.

Saturday, May 12, 2007 As'ad 2007

He now is a member of the Shura Council of the party, but is known mostly as the religiously "legal representative" of Khamenei as marji` taqlid.

Thursday, August 31, 2006 As'ad 2006

Mirza Sayyid Muhammad Hasan Shirazi was appointed marja al-taqlid (the reference point for emulation).

1837 2001

The other thing that we discovered was that within al Qaeda, there is a kind of motivating ideology, if you like, that goes by the name "taqlid wal hijra" which was developed in Egypt in the 1960's, and which is a extraordinarily, extraordinarily extremist form of Islamic thought.

CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2001 2001

They follow Sistani because Iraqi Shi'a respect him as a religious authority, an influential marja, or marja-i taqlid (source of emulation).

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 2010