This is the final level in Islamic studies...

This is the final level in Islamic studies, where, after completion, a person is allowed to make his own independent decisions, with the help of Qur’an, and ahadith in matters of Islamic law. For many years during the lifetime of Marhum Ayatullah Burujerdi, and even after his death, Ayatullah as-Safi was one of the few people who were responsible for taking the exams of the students in the Hauza.

These included the students who were at the highest level of their studies, including those involved in the studies known as 'B'ath al-Kharij' (the final level of Islamic studies,