clerics
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Many senior Shia clerics have studied, taught or lived there, including Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Even followers of other prominent Shia clerics, such as Iraq’s own Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, were outraged by Khamenei’s killing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
At the shrine, dozens of clerics stood ready to pray over the coffin before it was carried on to the city of Karbala.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He studied Islamic jurisprudence under several high-ranking clerics, including Khamenei, and held various senior posts in the ministry of intelligence and Office of the Supreme Leader.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Facing each other across a room, two delegations of elite clerics battled over the nature of God.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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