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In the West the term has become synonymous with [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]] who led the revolution that overthrew the [[Shah of Iran]], Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979. | In the West the term has become synonymous with [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]] who led the revolution that overthrew the [[Shah of Iran]], Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979. | ||
| − | Khomeini's successor, Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] was killed in joint [[US]]-[[Israel]]i airstrike on February 28, 2025.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-dozens-of-top-iranians-killed-within-seconds-of-khamenei-as-cia-role-emerges/</ref> | + | Khomeini's successor, Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] was killed in a joint [[US]]-[[Israel]]i airstrike on February 28, 2025.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-dozens-of-top-iranians-killed-within-seconds-of-khamenei-as-cia-role-emerges/</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:40, March 1, 2026
Ayatollah is a title conferred on Shia Muslim clerics who are considered expert in Islamic studies. It's literal meaning is "Sign of Allah" The title of Grand Ayatollah is reserved for those who have reached the very highest standards of expertise in Islamic jurisprudence.
In the West the term has become synonymous with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini who led the revolution that overthrew the Shah of Iran, Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979.
Khomeini's successor, Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, 2025.[1]