Who is currently al-Marja al-A'la (the highest Marja) in the Shia world? How does an existing Marja attain that position? Do all Marja of Taqleed follow this highest Marja?
Who is currently al-Marja al-A'la (the highest Marja) in the Shia world? How does an existing Marja attain that position? Do all Marja of Taqleed follow this highest Marja?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 3 years ago
The Marja' Al-A'la is the Marja' who is been followed by majority of the Shia scholars in the Hawzas (Islamic seminaries and religious knowledge centers). Now a days the majority of scholars refer to Ayatullah Al-Udhma Sayyed Ali Al-Sistani is the Marja' al-A'la.
Every Mujtahid acts upon his own verdicts because Taqleed is not on the Mujtahids but on the public.
Wassalam.