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An experiment that tries to answer your question using only the published writings of Ayatollah al-Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (may Allah prolong his life). It shows you his actual words, and tells you when it has nothing to give you.

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How this works, in short

  1. It searches only what the Marja has actually published, in all seven languages his site carries.

  2. It shows you his words exactly as printed. The summary above them is written by a machine and every sentence in it is checked against the text it points to.

  3. When the published writings do not cover your question, it says so and sends you to the office. It does not guess.