Information: - Ayatollah (or ; from "Sign of Allah") is a high-ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, quran reading, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hujjat al-Islam. - The Sadrist Movement ("") is an Iraqi Islamic national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement draws wide support from across Iraqi society and especially from the Shi'a poor in the country. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. A prominent preceding influence had also been Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr. The movement is religious and populist. Its goal is a society ordered by a combination of religious laws and tribal customs. The Islamic Virtue Party is a smaller, rival branch of the Sadrist movement. - In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi (ISO 233: "" "guided one") is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for five, seven, nine, or nineteen years (according to differing interpretations) before the Day of Judgment (/ literally, "the Day of Resurrection") and will rid the world of evil. - Islamic Virtue Party ( in Arabic , transliterated as Hizb al - Fadhila al - Islami or just Al - Fadhila Party ) is an Iraqi political party . Its spiritual leader is Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Yaqoobi , a student of Mohammad Sadeq al - Sadr , and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement . However the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al - Sadr , and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists . After the 2003 Iraq War , when many Shiite scholars returned to Najaf and Karbala , Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Yaqoobi , disputed the direction of the Sadrist Movement with Muqtada al - Sadr , and split off to establish the Hizb al - Fadhila al - Islami - meaning Islamic Virtue Party . In the January 2005 parliamentary elections the party achieved 28 seats in the TNA ( within the United Iraqi Alliance ) , as well as representation in the Baghdad , Karbala , Najaf , Al - Qadisiyah , Maysan , Dhi Qar , Al - Muthanna , and Basra provincial councils . - Twelver (Athn'ashariyyah or Ithn'ashariyyah ) Shia Islam or Imamiyyah is the largest branch of Shia Islam. Twelver belief is based on the Quran and the message of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad attested in hadith, and on hadith taught by their Imams. The term "Twelver" refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the last Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, lives in occultation and will reappear as the promised Mahdi. According to Shia tradition, the Mahdi's tenure will coincide with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ ("Isa"), who is to assist the "Mahdi" against the "Masih ad-Dajjal" (literally, the "false Messiah" or Antichrist). - Muqtada al-Sadr (born 12 August 1973) is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam, a Shiite militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American occupation of Iraq, the Mahdi Army. - Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr ("Muammad Muammad diq a-adr") (March 23, 1943 February 19, 1999), often referred to as "Muhammad Sadiq as-Sadr" which is his father's name, was a prominent Iraqi Twelver Shi'a cleric of the rank of Grand Ayatollah. He called for government reform and the release of detained Shi'a leaders. The growth of his popularity, often referred to as the followers of the Vocal Hawza, also put him in competition with other Shi'a leaders, including Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim who was exiled in Iran. - Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam and Islamic culture. Islamic studies can be seen under at least two perspectives: What is the relationship between 'islamic virtue party' and 'shia islam'?
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