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What Stages Do Shia Go through to Become an Ayatollah?

The city of Najaf is the home to one of the oldest Islamic seminaries in the world. Many great scholars have graduated from this Hawza. But what makes a scholar? What stages do they go through to become an Ayatollah? We follow 3 different students on their life styles on campus in Najaf.

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