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Marja

मरजा
also written: Marja-e-Taqleed
Meaning

A high-ranking Shia jurist whose rulings are followed in imitation by the laity.

Literally: source of reference

See it in the verse

Marja in Iqbal’s couplets

Taqlid ki rawish se to behtar hai khud-kushi
Rasta bhi dhund khizr ka sauda bhi chhod de
Better self-destruction than a life of blind imitation; find your own road, and give up the obsession with a guide.
Selfhood · Freedom · Courage
Related words
ARABIC

Mujtahid

A jurist qualified to exercise independent legal reasoning (ijtihad).

ARABIC

Taqleed

Imitation, uncritical adherence to established authority or precedent.

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