An Allamah (Arabic, Urdu 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. Those holding the title "allamah" surpass all other clerics such as ayatollahs and hojatoleslams. Currently, marjas are accorded the title Grand Ayatollah (Arabic: آيةالله العظمی Āyatu l-Lāhi l-‘Użmá, Persian Āyatollāh Ozmā).
Notable Allamahs
In any given generation, there are only a few Allamahs. Some of the most famous ones are:
- Hazrat Allama Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (Muffakir-e-Pakistan , Shair-e-Mashriq , Hakeem-ul-Ummat , National poet of Pakistan )
- Hazrat Allamah Badrul Alam (Sheikh-e-Renga)
- Allama Abdul Latif Chowdhury (Saheb Qibla Fultali)
- Allama Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri
- Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei
- Al-Hilli
- Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
- Sadr ad-Din Muḥammad Shirazi
- Ayatollah Hassan Raza Ghadeeri
- Allama Mashraqi
- Allama Hassan Turabi
- Allama Rasheed Turabi
- Allama Talib Jauhri
- Hamiduddin Farahi
- Allama Syed Fida Hussain Bukhari
- Allama Muhammad Yousaf Gabriel
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