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58 theologians had been and 17th centuries. (Foran,
recognized as marja', 34 of 1992: 83)
whom were Iranian and the Beyond these changes and
rest were Arab. In terms of religious developments in
place of education, 40 of the concept of marja' and
them had studied in Iraq following changes which
and 14 in Iran. No transpired Iran in this
information is available sector, we may evoke the
about the education of Shia political discourse. Shia
remaining four. A total of political discourse means a
18 of them had settled in collection of perceptions and
Iran. (Haeri, 2013: 82) responses presented by Shia
Alongside the foremost canonists and scholars about
mission of Islamic canonists, political issues during
which was to answer to different periods and they
modern issues by referring mainly include political theories.
to religious tradition, A sign of Shia political
(Garmroudi, 2006: 142-169) discourse are the developments
some historical events occurred of the three decades leading
and a generation of scholars to the Islamic Revolution.
emerged who upgraded the They happened against the
concept of the marja' and background of emergence
developed the notion of of knowledge about the
supreme marja' in the 16th standing of the marja' and the
clergy and were followed
