Allamah

An Allamah (Arabic and Persian: علامه), also spelled "Allameh" and "Allama", is an honorary title carried by only the very highest scholars (marjas) of Islamic thought, jurisprudence, and philosophy.While normally used as an honorific in Twelver Shia Islam, it is used in its linguistic meaning by Sunni also. Sir Muhammad Iqbal, architect of Modern Pakistan is referred to, for example, as Allamah Iqbal. Some Sunnis who have achieved the rank of a scholarship in several disciplines are often referred to by the title. In Shia rank, those holding the title "allamah" surpass all other clerics such as Ayatollahs and Hojatoleslams. Currently, "marjas" are accorded the title "Grand Ayatollah" (Arabic/Persian: آية‌الله العظمی "Ayatollah al-Uzma").

In any given generation, there are only a few Allamahs.

Some of the most famous Allamahs are:

*Allameh Tabatabaei
*Allameh Helli
*Allameh Majlesi
*Allameh Mullasadra
* Ayatollah Hassan Raza Ghadeeri
*Allama Mashraqi
*Allama Hassan Turabi
*Allama Rasheed Turabi
*Allama Talib Jauhri
*Allama Hamiduddin Farahi
*Allama Syed Fida Hussain Bukhari
*Allama Muhammad Iqbal

See also

*List of ayatollahs
*List of marjas