Hojatolislam (Hojjat Al-Islam)
HOJATOLISLAM (hojjat al-islam)
An honorific accorded to a respected Shiʿa cleric. The word means "reason, proof of Islam"; by extension, it designates one who is capable and worthy of explicating the religion.
SEE ALSO Shiʿa.
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