ayatollah—The highest-ranking category of Shiite clerics; the word
means “sign of God.”
caliph—Ruler of historic Persia and spiritual leader of Sunnite Islam.
Caucasus—The territory situated north of northwestern Iran,
between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.
doshak—Blanket.
faqih—Islamic legal scholar.
hojatalislam—The category of Shiite teacher just below the level of
ayatollah.
imam—Traditionally, one of the twelve select leaders who, according
to Shiite tradition, have been ordained by God to interpret
Qur’anic teachings; the twelfth, or “hidden,”imam vanished more
than a thousand years ago, Shiites believe, but lingers in spirit and
someday is coming to bring justice to the world.
jihad—An Islamic holy war; literally, a war to establish God’s law.
komiteh—One of thousands of“revolutionary committees”formed to
monitor life in post-revolutionary Iran.
madreseh—An Islamic school.
Majlis—Iran’s elected parliament.
mullah—A Muslim religious leader in a community.
mustazafin—The poor class in Iran.
nationalize—To bring an industry under national or government
control.
Qur’an—The holy book of the Islamic religion.
shah—Ruler or “king of kings”of Persia.
ulema—Shiite teachers.
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