Ways of Recognizing the A‘lam
Issue No.5- There are three ways of identifying a Mujtahid and the a‘lam:a) One is himself a learned person and is able to identify a Mujtahid or the most learned (a‘lam).b) When two persons, who are learned and just, simply confirm that a person is a Mujtahid or the most learned (a‘lam), provided that two other learned and just persons do not contradict them.c) When one is widely known among learned people and in the seminary sphere to be the most learned (a‘lam) to a degree that causes certainty.
