Word: mujtahid
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...with an impeccable pedigree in terms of Iraqi Shiite martyrdom. Their names - along with Muqtada's - were chanted by thousands of worshipers making the pilgrimage to Karbala last week. He denies being too young to assume spiritual authority, explaining that his father became just such an authority - or mujtahid - at the age of 25, while another important Shiite scholar and relative, Muhammed Bakir al-Sadr attained that rank at 22. Says Muqtada, "I am not a mujtahid, but I am not far from becoming...
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