Marja

Marja may refer to:

Marja'

In Shia Islam, Marjaʿ (Arabic: مرجع‎) (Plural: marājiʿ), also known as a marjaʿ taqlīdī or marjaʿ dīnī (Arabic: مرجع تقليدي / مرجع ديني‎), literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"., is the label provided to the highest level Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with the authority to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and less-credentialed clerics. After the Qur'an and the Prophets and Imams, marājiʿ are the highest authority on religious laws in Usuli Shia Islam.

Title

Currently, marājiʿ are accorded the title Grand Ayatollah Arabic:آية ‌الله العظمی Ayatollah al-Uthma Persian:آیت الله عظما Ayatollah Ozma, however when referring to one, the use of Ayatollah is not acceptable. Previously, the titles of Allamah and Imam have also been used.

The role of the marja

From the perspective of jurisprudence, Shiite clerics during the occultation of Muhammad al-Mahdi, vice-general and his successors in the religious and Islamic jurisprudence are understood and explained.

Marjah

Marjah (also spelled Marjeh; Pashto/Persian: مارجه ) is an agricultural town in southern Afghanistan. It has a population between 80,000 - 125,000 spread across 80 - 125 square miles (320 km²), an area larger than Cleveland or Washington D.C. The town sits in Nad Ali District of Helmand Province, southwest of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah. There are some unconfirmed reports that Marjah is planned to be turned into a separate district.notable elder haji abdul rehman was setteled from ruyan into Marjah, his sons are khawas ,toorabaz,Abdul hayee,and his younger male child Merajan.

Population and economy

Marjah is geographically situated in one of Afghanistan's major belts of poppy fields, which are a source of funds for the Taliban. According to one figure, 10% of global illicit opium production in the year 2000 originated from the Marjah/Nad-i-Ali area. During the 1950s and 1960s the United States funded a scheme, run by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority, to irrigate the fields around Marjah (Lashkar Gah/Helmand was nicknamed "Little America"), with many canals remaining to this day.

Marja (name)

Marja is a female given name, a Finnish and Dutch form of Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish. In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria [maria] and Marja [marja] are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: [maria̯]. As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland. In Finland, the nameday for Marja is the 15th of August.

Notable people

Some notable people with the name Marja are: