List of hujjatul Islams

This is a partial list of hujjatul Islams, a title given to mid ranked Twelver Usuli Shi'a Muslim clerics.[1]

The next higher clerical rank is ayatollah, followed by grand ayatollah. This list contains only the names of those who have attained the rank hojjatol Eslam/ hojjatol Eslam wa Muslimeen. To see the list of ayatollahs or grand ayatollahs,[2] see the following articles: List of ayatollahs; List of current maraji; List of deceased maraji.

Hierarchy of titles for Shia Muslim clerics:[3]

  • Grand ayatollah (marja')
  • Ayatollah
  • Hujjatol Islam
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  2. ^ "What is Taqleed and what is its Importance?". 2012-12-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. ^ Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza; Nasr, Seyyed Hossein; Dabashi, Hamid (1989). Expectation of the Millennium: Shi'ism in History. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0887068447.