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On the specific question of obedience to a supreme leader, according to "Ayatollah Watch", al-Sistani has said that any pronouncement given by a supreme leader "supersedes all (including those given by other Maraji') unless the pronouncements are proven to be wrong or the pronouncements are proven to
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Ayatollah al-Sistani does not support the mystic worldview inspired from Ibn Arabi. Answering a question regarding Ibn Arabi's school of thought, he said:
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2277:"Hezbollah Denounces Offense against Shiites, Sayyed Sistani"
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1902:"Advice to the youth on mysticism - Grand Ayatollah Sistani"
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1443:Ahmed H. al-Rahim (2005). "The Sistani Factor".
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1609:"What Do You Know About Sistani's Fatwa?"
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2370:"IRAQ: The ayatollah gets hacked"
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1580:"Could Isis take Iraq's capital?"
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2302:Pepe Escobar (31 August 2005).
2098:Mamouri, Ali (September 2019).
1814:aljazeera.com. 20 October 2023.
1198:Mirza Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai
762:(guardianship of the jurist)".
1661:Martin Kramer (4 April 2003).
1650:. Al Jazeera. 4 November 2019.
1636:. Al Jazeera. 11 October 2019.
1284:"Coming to terms with Sistani"
1037:Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalai
360:. Sistani rose to the rank of
1:
3091:Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya
2831:Works of Sayyid Al al-Sistani
1069:Works translated into English
615:Religious and political views
2762:An-Nabaa Information Network
2279:. Al Jazeera. Archived from
2217:International Herald Tribune
1522:Zeyad Kasim (6 March 2007).
1233:"The Religious Face of Iraq"
729:four leading Marja' of Najaf
677:Pope Francis's visit to Iraq
659:In October 2023, during the
3393:21st-century Iranian people
3378:20th-century Iranian people
3373:Islamic democracy activists
3142:Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
2902:Popular Mobilization Forces
2512:"The Shia Militias of Iraq"
1106:Not translated into English
1024:magazine in 2004 and 2005.
334:
304:magazine in 2004 and 2005.
268:
258:
3419:
2988:Jalal al-Din Ali al-Saghir
2666:"The 2005 TIME 100 - TIME"
2632:"The 2004 TIME 100 - TIME"
2043:, Norton, (2006), p. 172-3
1773:, Norton, (2006), p. 177-8
1760:, Norton, (2006), p. 174-5
882:In January 2010, during a
804:be against what is in the
708:In 2005, Sistani issued a
652:and the Iranian center in
607:to help out the displaced
340:, and continuing later in
259:ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī al-Sīstānī
3398:21st-century Iraqi people
3383:20th-century Iraqi people
3363:Iranian emigrants to Iraq
3314:
3147:Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
2908:
2811:Shafaqna News Association
2699:"صوت السيد علي السيستاني"
2328:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
2255:"موقع قناة المنار- لبنان"
1308:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
1203:Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani
827:Criticism and controversy
421:Role in contemporary Iraq
240:Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani
60:
49:
3296:Private militias in Iraq
3116:Quwat al-Shaheed al-Sadr
2990:(Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda)
2478:, Norton, (2006), p. 171
1789:, Norton, (2006), p. 173
1747:, Norton, (2006), p. 172
1704:, Norton, (2006), p. 221
1357:. London. Archived from
1178:Muhammad Kazim Khurasani
638:Islamic Republic of Iran
551:2019–2021 Iraqi protests
382:Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari
222:Mohammad Fazel Lankarani
218:Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari
18:Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
3111:Sinjar Resistance Units
2402:. Rasid. Archived from
2058:2 February 2019 at the
1691:, Norton, (2006), p.177
1481:, Norton, (2006), p.178
1095:Jurisprudence Made Easy
675:on 6 March 2021 during
663:, Al-Sistani condemned
436:transitional government
364:in 1960 at thirty-one.
178:Religious jurisprudence
3368:Iraqi grand ayatollahs
3096:Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda
2855:, W.W. Norton, (2006),
1802:, Norton, 2006, p. 172
1491:chronicle.fanack.com.
935:On 18 September 2008,
836:
801:
781:: Every jurisprudent (
752:
704:Views on homosexuality
698:
581:, and seminaries from
464:January 2005 elections
377:
356:under Grand Ayatollah
3177:Mohanad Najim Aleqabi
2952:Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
2836:13 March 2008 at the
2547:– via LA Times.
2400:"شبكة راصد الإخبارية"
2376:. 20 September 2008.
1457:10.1353/jod.2005.0038
1193:Mirza Ali Aqa Tabrizi
834:
619:According to scholar
375:
358:Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
248:علي الحسيني السيستاني
206:Period in office
3358:Iranian Shia clerics
3306:Holy Shrine Defender
3081:Salah al-Din Brigade
2969:Secondary commanders
1830:The Associated Press
1560:on 30 September 2009
1445:Journal of Democracy
1412:, 1 September 2004,
1188:Abdallah Mazandarani
1183:Mirza Husayn Tehrani
1075:Current Legal Issues
1060:and Muhammad Baqir.
986:Influence and legacy
976:United Arab Emirates
640:and their theory of
470:, who went forth to
397:During the years of
3353:People from Mashhad
3263:Military activities
3172:Abu Tahsin al-Salhi
3106:Saraya al-Khorasani
3064:Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
3007:(Harakat al-Nujaba)
2786:. CNN. 17 July 2013
1361:on 25 February 2007
1355:The Daily Telegraph
1237:The Washington Post
1056:. He has two sons,
810:Religious Tradition
671:. Sistani met with
2940:General commanders
2350:on 10 January 2012
2283:on 14 January 2010
2223:on 5 December 2008
2167:2009-08-15 at the
1958:The New York Times
1503:on 10 October 2017
1028:Public appearances
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3086:Jaysh al-Mu'ammal
3049:Liwa Ali al-Akbar
3039:Badr Organization
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2998:Former commanders
2984:(Peace Companies)
2374:Los Angeles Times
1908:. 14 January 2024
1714:Mudabber, Mahdi.
1156:Shia Islam portal
994:with the rank of
963:mocking Sistani.
941:Arabian Peninsula
486:Triangle of Death
440:Iraq's government
346:Hossein Borujerdi
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605:Balkhab uprising
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