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interview, speeches, messages and fatvas" to the public during this period, there is "not a single reference to velayat-e faqih." When asked, Khomeini repeatedly denied
Islamic clerics "want to rule" (August 18, 1979), "administer the state" (October 25, 1978), "hold power in the government" (26 October 1978), or that he himself would "occupy a post in the new government" (7 November 1978). In fact, he could become indignant at the suggestion -- "those who pretend that religious dignitaries should not rule, poison the atmosphere and combat against Iran's interests" (August 18, 1979). As his supporters finalized a new post-revolutionary constitution and it became clear religious dignitaries (and specifically Khomeini) very much were going to rule, it came as shock to moderate and secular Muslims who had been within the fold of his broad movement, but by then he had solidified his hold on power.
4736:("effort to ascertain correct doctrine"). The usulis, in contrast, claimed that, although the bases of belief were laid down in the Quran and the Traditions, learned mujtahids were still needed to interpret doctrine for the faithful. As usuli doctrine developed, particularly under Mortaza Ansari, the chief marja'-e taqlid ("source of imitation") of the mid-nineteenth century, every believer was required to follow the rulings of a living mujtahid, and, whenever there was a single chief mujtahid, his rulings took precedence over all others. The usuli ulama have a stronger doctrinal position than do the Sunni ulama. While not infallible, mujtahids are qualified to interpret the will of the infallible twelfth, Hidden Imam.
3216:) that is delegated to the noblest messenger of Allah is the most important divine law and has priority over all other ordinances of the law. If the powers of the government were restricted to the framework of ordinances of the law then the delegation of the authority to the Prophet would be a senseless phenomenon. I have to say that government is a branch of the Prophet's absolute Wilayat and one of the primary (first order) rules of Islam that has priority over all ordinances of the law even praying, fasting and Hajj…The Islamic State could prevent implementation of everything – devotional and non- devotional – that so long as it seems against Islam's interests.
3413:), emphasizes the many dangers to defend against, warning the faithful of: "intellectual and ideological threats", “satanic hands" and "propaganda" spreading "incorrect" and "groundless" thoughts", the "untenable claims and inconsistent features", the "calumnies and lies", the "sinister and nefarious propaganda", of "the enemies" of Wilayat al-Faqih. In addition, there is the danger of the influence of "the prevailing intellectual atmosphere", the danger of those "fascinated by or deluded by the Western culture", and the concepts of "freedom and democracy", which are the "goddesses" and "sacred idols ... of the 20th and 21st centuries", etc.
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words preceding and following, then the sense of justice will make him certain that these traditions simply explain the duties of the fuqaha ' (jurists) in respect to religious ordinances (al-ahkam al-shaťiyya); and not their being like the
Prophet and the Imams, may the blessings of God be upon them, in the sense that they possess authority over the people in their properties... In brief, one will have to accomplish an impossible task before he can prove that it is obligatory to obey a faqih (jurist) like an Imam in everything except that which is excluded from it by other proofs.
4158:فتحصل مما ذكرنا: ان الأدلة غير وافية و الإجماع مخدوش, و الدليل العقلي يناقش فيه بما ذكر و غير ما ذكر, و لا بد للمثبت من دفع جميع الشبهات,و أني له ذلك, لعل لأجل دقة الموقف قال المحقق النائني و المحقق الإصفهاني: (فيه تزلزل عظيم) و صلى الله على سيدنا محمد آله الطاهرين. "The proofs are insufficient, the scholarly consensus is depleted, the rational proof is disputative between what's been mentioned and what's not. The verifier must repel all the suspicions (surrounding the scriptural and rational speculations on topic) and how can he do that? Perhaps, due to the delicacy of the situation
3620:... in Islam the legislative power and competence to establish laws belongs exclusively to God Almighty. The Sacred Legislator of Islam is the sole legislative power. No one has the right to legislate and no law may be executed except the law of the Divine Legislator. ... The law of Islam, divine command, has absolute authority over all individuals and the Islamic government. Everyone, including the Most Noble Messenger (s) and his successors, is subject to law and will remain so for all eternity—the law that has been revealed by God, Almighty and Exalted,...
3406:(b. 1963) — have also defended Khomeini's theory of government by the Faqih and the principle of the universal and absolute guardianship of the Guardian Faqih. (Misbah Yazdi in particular was “perhaps the most prominent and vocal proponent of absolute velayat-e faghih "—asserted that “neither the laws nor the officials of the state have any legitimacy unless and until they meet with the vali-e faghih’s approval”, and that the vali-e faghi ruler possesses "all the prerogatives" of the infallible Imam (‘a) "as the holder of authority of the Islamic society".)
3895:"is not uniform. It takes various forms and its motivations are manifold. Some reject the concept of velāyat-e faqih altogether, while others accept it but denounce the personalization which the position has experienced both under Khomeini and Khamenei; some accept Khomeini’s claim to the velāyat, while they reject Khamenei’s; yet others accept the velāyat-e faqih, but disagree with particular policies, notably with the extent to which the Leader’s office interferes with the administration of religious seminaries and the content of the curricula."
3196:"Wilayat al-faqih is among the rational, extrinsic (ʿaqla' tibari) matters and has no reality apart from appointment (jaCI), like the appointment of a guardian for a young person. Guardianship over the nation and guardianship over a young person are no different from each other in regard to duty and position. It is like the Imam appointing someone to be the guardian of a young person, or appointing someone to govern, or appointing him to some post. In such instances, it is not reasonable that the Prophet and the Imam would differ from the faqih.
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a glorious and massive uprising, which confirmed the central role of Imam
Khumaynî as an Islamic leader", "the victorious Islamic Revolution led by the eminent marji' altaqlid, Ayatullah al-'Uzma Imam Khumayni", "Imam Khumayni--quddisa sirruh al-sharif--who was recognised and accepted as marji' and Leader by a decisive majority of the people". It also states that "After the demise of" Khomeini, "the task of appointing the Leader shall be vested with the experts elected by the people." (The constitution never uses the term Supreme Leader, only Leader.)
3660:, in March 1989 Khomeini made a "major pronouncement" declaring that clerics could be categorized "into two distinct groups" — those clerics knowledgeable about "religious scholarship", and those knowledgeable about "the problems of the day", i.e. the contemporary world and economic, social and political matters. It was the second group that should rule, not the "religious" clerics, despite the fact that Khomeini had spent decades denouncing the secularist idea that the affairs of this world "were separate from the understanding of the sacred law".
3802:, Supreme Leader by noting it is "stipulated in the Constitution" or Iran, that the approval of candidates for the Council of Guardians is the "prerogative" of wali al-faqih’s (who as previously demonstrated is God's ruler). He further points out that in all modern so-called democracies there is always a first election to vote members of some body of representatives (such as a constitutional assembly to write a constitution) and that body comes "into existence as a result of an election based on a certain set of rules and regulations" which were
2029:("universal authority" of the faqih/jurisprudent). Supporters of this concept believe orders given by a jurist holder of "wilayat al-amma" are not restricted "to merely the administration of justice". They "may issue orders" which are "incumbent upon all Muslims, even other fuqaha, to obey". They have the "right and duty to lead the Shi’a community and undertake the full function and responsibilities of an infallible Imam". This is "the highest form of authority (Wilayat) bestowed upon the faqih" according to at least one cleric (
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public opinion ... and "spread false notions like ... the existence of a quietist and apolitical tradition of Shi’ism among the jurists"; emphasizes al-Sistani opposes secularism, and maintains that his position is close to the
Iranian doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqih. Other sources (Hayder Al-Khoei), insist that "al-Sistani, like the vast majority of Shia clerics based in the city of Najaf, is well-known for his opposition to Wilayat al-Faqih", despite the efforts of "many pro-Iran propaganda campaigns" in that holy city.
2484:—who "surpasses all others in knowledge" of Islamic law and justice — as well as having intelligence and administrative ability. Not only is the rule of Islamic jurists and obedience toward them an obligation of Islam, it is as important a religious obligation as any a Muslim has. "Our obeying holders of authority", like Islamic jurists, "is actually an expression of obedience to God." Preserving Islam — for which Wilāyat al-Faqīh is necessary — "is more necessary even than prayer and fasting".
4338:, argued that while the ideal government is the rule of the divinely inspired and infallible leader of the community of believers, i.e. the Imam, this ideal form of government is unavailable during the occultation. Consequently, the choices available are between "despotic" and "constitutional" government. Despotism being tyranny, it is constitutional government that diverges "least from the ideal government of the Imam", and is "therefore the best type of government during the occultation
3806:"enacted and approved by any popularly-elected cabinet and parliament" (such as who gets to vote—how old do they must be, whether only men can vote, etc.; who gets to be elected to the body, voting system—first past the post, ranked choice, proportional representation, etc..) because it's the first election! But this "is nothing but the circular relationship to which we have referred at the beginning". So we see that (according to Mesbah Yazdi) just because there is "circularity" in the
2102:(died 661 CE), and continuing with his male descendants. Imams were almost never in a position to rule territory, but did have the loyalty of their followers and delegated some of their functions, to "qualified members" of their community, "particularly in the judicial sphere". In the late 9th century (873-874 CE) the Twelfth Imam, a boy at the time, is reported to have mysteriously disappeared. Historians believe that Shi'i jurists "responded by developing the idea" of the "
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3483:(who are described as wali in numerous Shi'i hadith). So it is natural that the next religious figure after them also have the "universal" powers that Muhammad and the Imams had. This also explains why giving a faqih general powers over the public does not put sane adults in the same category as minors and those without the power of reason. The powers of God, Muhammad and the Imams were total, despite the fact their subjects possessed maturity (
3337:) whether it is permissible when two Shi‘ah have a dispute over a debt or a legacy to go to a judge or ruler for mediation/arbitration. The Imam replies that the mediator they use should be a Muslim who knows the hadith and rulings of the Shi'i Imams or Infallibles ("a person among you who narrates from us, is versed in the lawful and the unlawful"), i.e. who knows Shi'i fiqh; and that a "ruler or judge" who doesn't have this knowledge is of
2706:(age 85), is thought to have taken some pain "to ensure that after his death Iran maintains an anti-American line and regime clerics continues to have "control of important state institutions". To this end, he has initiated a "massive purge" of "all but the most reliable and obedient members" of the political class, and worked to eliminate the government's generous consumer subsidies that while very popular drain the treasury. According to
3351:“If there is a person among you who narrates from us, is versed in the lawful and the unlawful, and is well acquainted with our laws and ordinances, accept him as judge and arbiter, for I have appointed him as a ruler over you. So, if he rules according to our law and you reject his ruling, you will belittle Allah’s law and oppose us, and to oppose us means to oppose Allah, and opposing Him is tantamount to associating partners with Him.”
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4127:فليس الطاغوت عبارة عن السلاطين و الأمراء كما قيل, إذ لم يكن في زمن النبي (ص) في جزيرة العرب سلطان و أمير حتى يقال بأنه القدر المتيقن منه من يحكم بالجور او ما ينسب إليه الحكم كالأصنام, مضافا إلى انه لم يكن للطاغوط قوة تنفيذية "al-Taghut (a term that is specifically used to denounce everything that is worshiped instead or besides Allah) is not an expression concerning kings or governors as stated by some (i.e. Khomeini),
5010:"... from 1981 to 1987 the Guardian Council vetoed some 100 reform bills as violations against the sanctity of private property. These bills included land reform, labor legislation, progressive income tax, control over urban real-estate transactions, nationalization of foreign trade, and confiscation of the property of emigres who had not been found guilt of having obtained their wealth through unlawful means."
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3888:(at least in 2013) do not supporting the regime's position on velayat-e faqih, even though it has led to a number of them being placed under house arrest and barred "from expressing their views and ideas or continuing their teaching and religious duties". Najaf religious leaders present an even greater problem as Najaf is outside the border of Iran and so its marjaʿ cannot be incarcerated by Iran.
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the general descriptions ... that the Imam has set") should rule over the people during the occultation of the Imam. Unfortunately, preventing a consensus among jurisprudents on this point are "one or two" contemporary Shi'ah jurists, who insist that for a government to be legitimate, it must be "decided by the people". Those concerned should also look to several hadith (listed above in "
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4842:: "Anyone who rules over the Muslims, or over human society in general, must always take into consideration, the public welfare and interest, and ignore personal feelings and interests. For this reason, Islam is prepared to subordinate individuals to the collective interest of society and has rooted out numerous groups that were a source of corruption and harm to human society.
3973:— that opposition forces lacking religious cachet and knowledge of the intricacies Islamic law would not. "Dissident theologians who prove the extent to which the velāyat-e faqih is inconsistent with Shiʿi traditions and the extent to which it is a theological novelty whose primary function is to justify the exercise of authoritarian rule", are a danger to the Guardian ruler.
2945:"meant no more than legal guardianship of senior clerics over those deemed incapable of looking after their own interests — minors, widows, and the insane" (known as ‘mawla alayh’, one who is need of a guardian). Political power was to be left to Shi'i monarchs called "Sultans", who should defend the territory against the non-Shi'a. For example, according to Iranian historian
2049:(ontological guardianship). According to Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi, ontological guardianship is "having authority over the entire universe and the rules governing it is basically related to God". This great power was granted by God "to the Prophet of Islam (S) and the infallible Imams (‘a)" and explains why they and certain other "saints" can perform miracles.
4291:"Since the people consider the clergymen to be deputies of Imam al-Zaman, they will expect the religious government to create an exemplary system (closely matching the one supposed to be established by the Infallible Imam) and when they can not establish justice at that level, the Shia masses will become weak in their faith about Imam al-Zaman and religion."
3911:. Throughout his life, Borujerdi, who was a quietist and therefore refrained from taking political stances, forbid his student Khomeini from engaging in non-religious matters. It was only after Borujerdi's death that Khomeini published his first political and social treatise in which he explicitly called for active participation in political matters.
3019:), i.e. providing a guardian for those who need one (for example, when the father of a minor or an insane person dies. Also religious endowments, inheritance and funerals). Imami jurists disagree (according to Vaezi) over whether this role is "appointed by the Shari’ah" or just a good idea because jurists are "naturally the best suited for the role".
3903:) and Najafi clerics in general, opposed Ruhollah Khomeini's concept of guardianship, or were conspicuously silent on the subject and a large segment of the clerical Shia community in general does not accept the theory of velayat-e-faqih and believes the clergy should stay away from politics. The majority of Shi'a accepted the late Grand Ayatollah
2500:"to keep us backward, to keep us in our present miserable state so they can exploit our riches, our underground wealth, our lands and our human resources. They want us to remain afflicted and wretched, and our poor to be trapped in their misery ... they and their agents wish to go on living in huge palaces and enjoying lives of abominable luxury".
5123:, was removed. New wording in constitutional articles 5, 107, 109, 111, required him to be `a pious and just faqih, aware of the exigencies of the time, courageous, and with good managerial skills and foresight.` If there are a number of candidates, the person with the best `political and jurisprudential` vision should have the priority.`
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subtract rites, institutions, and ordinances from the religion; Muslim society will stay divided "into two groups: oppressors and oppressed"; Muslim government(s) will continue to be infested with corruption, "constant embezzlement"; not just lacking in competence and virtue, but actively serving as agents of imperialist
Western powers.
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Europe came to be blamed on religion, and now, because of modern technology, these ideas have spread to "Muslim countries and Muslim thinkers" despite their being alien to Islam. The idea that "whatever we feel and see real and we must think about it and set a plan for it", is also based on an erroneous
European idea—the philosophy of
4217:- and it's only the prerogative of the Messenger and the Imams peace be upon them all, rather the established fact according to the narrations lies in two affairs: 1. him exercising the role of a judge and 2. his fatwa being a proof - and he holds no authority over the property of a child or others which is from the affairs of wilayah
4142:ان مستفاد من بعض الروايات هو دخالة الإنتخاب في المسألة, فلا بد أن يكون القاضي منتخباً من المسلمين, و ذلك لقوله (ع): <فاجعلوا بينكم> في مقبولة عمر بن حنظلة, و على هذا الاحتمال لا بد ا أن يكون المتصدي لهذه الأمور ممثلا للمسلمين "It is deduced from some narrations, the involvement of election in this issue; so the Qadhi (i.e.
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3872:, a former student and the designated successor of Khomeini before dissenting and being rejected in 1989, approved the concept. Moreover, Khomeini was not the most influential ayatollah at the moment of the Islamic revolution. The one who had the most developed network of disciples and former students was the very old Ayatollah
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someone else's property ("house, car, shoes, clothes, etc.") and use it without that person's permission. This does not mean the people do not have a vital role to play in the system of wilayat al-faqih, for by their acceptance of
Islamic government, the people secure the actual establishment and stability of divine government.
3635:) remain intact. He explains that under the "revolutionary view" of Ayatollah Khomeini, "Shari’ah … is not the ultimate goal". Islamic laws are only a means to an end, "the protection of Islam and the extension of Justice". For Khomeini "the Islamic State is not merely one part of Islam amongst others, but it is Islam itself".
2882:), over all public matters, where the mandate of the ruling jurisprudent/jurist/faqih is "among the primary ordinances of Islam". Here the ruling faqih has control over all public matters including governance of states; has such power over religious affairs that he can (temporary) suspend religious obligations, such as the
2250:(the divine mandate of the jurisprudent to rule). Ahmad Naraqi insisted on the absolute guardianship of the jurist over all aspects of a believer's personal life, but he did not claim jurist's authority over public affairs nor present Islam as a modern political or state system. Nor did he pose any challenge to
2645:", (despite the fact that his 1970 book insists that "in Islam the legislative power and competence to establish laws belongs exclusively to God Almighty"). The new theory was instigated by the need "to break the stalemate" within the Islamic Government on "controversial items of social and economic legislation".
4278:, Iran's democratic revolution of 1905–1911. Traditional Shia scholarship has been historically critical with regard to the clergy relinquishing the role of advisory for the State and taking over absolute charge of the State affairs firsthand instead. Khurasani made a set of prudent observations in his famous
2258:, which Iran lost. According to Moojan Momen, "the most" that Naraqi or any Shi'i prior to Khomeini "have claimed is that kings and rulers should be guided in their actions and politics by the Shi'i faqih ..." Naraqi's concept was not passed on by his most famous student, the great Shi'ite jurist Ayatullah
4213:إن الولاية لم تثبت للفقيه في عصر الغيبة بدليل، وإنما هي مختصة بالنبي والأئمة المعصومين (عليهم السلام)، بل الثابت حسبما يستفاد من الروايات أمران: نفوذ قضائه، وحجّية فتواه. وليس له التصرف في أموال القصّر أو غير ذلك مما هو من شؤون الولاية، إلاّ في الأمر الحسبي، فإن الفقيه له الولاية في ذلك لا بالمعنى المدعى
4232:أما الولاية على الأمور الحسبية كحفظ أموال الغائب واليتيم إذا لم يكن من يتصدى لحفظها كالولي أو نحوه، فهي ثابتة للفقيه الجامع للشرائط وكذا الموقوفات التي ليس لها متولي من قبل الواقف والمرافعات، فإن فصل الخصومة فيها بيد الفقيه وأمثال ذلك، وأما الزائد على ذلك فالمشهور بين الفقهاء على عدم الثبوت، والله العال
3552:, the Muslim must obey the Wali's hukm over their marja' fatwa because the order/hukm "is binding upon all Muslims"—including other faqih and including Muslims outside of the political jurisdiction of the Wali (i.e. outside Iran), (as explained in The Maqbulah of ‘Umar ibn Hanzalah, the hadith above).
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The idea that rule by religious dignitaries is a mistake because government should be kept separate from religion, (according to Mesbah Yazdi), comes from medieval Europe where "monarchs had to submit to and obey" the
Catholic Pope. Eventually, "all the misfortunes, deprivations, and backwardness" of
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Mesbah Yazdi doesn't talk about this event or the controversy. He agrees that "the basic and fundamental raison d’être of wilayat al-faqih is the implementation of
Islamic laws and ordinances", and that the guardian jurist "must first and foremost be knowledgeable, familiar with the laws of Islam and
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as judge.) In any case Mesbah Yazdi concludes: "it is crystal clear that obedience to the decree of the infallible Imam (‘a) is obligatory and mandatory. As such, to obey the decree of the faqih is obligatory and mandatory, too"; and in another chapter of his book he also claims, "the faqih enjoys
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There are several other hadith and
Quranic verses cited by Khomeini which he interprets to mean that those "in authority" are jurists, those who transmit his statements are jurists, and that obedience to successors and transmitters of teachings and protectors of Islam should be social and political:
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Abrahamian states Khomeini was "described as the Supreme Religious Jurist" in the constitution. A translation of the constitution reproduced on constituteproject.org website mentions Khomeini (Khumaynî) several times as the leader of the revolution, "the eminent marji' al-taqlid," "the blossoming of
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According to Sistani's official website, unlike Khamenei he is skeptical of inflicting physical harm for the purpose of enjoining good and forbidding evil with certain established legal exceptions and subscribes to the traditional view on declaring Jihad being only the prerogative of the Infallible
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The constitution quotes many verses of the Quran (21:92, 7:157, 21:105, 3:28, 28:5) in support of its aims and goals. In support of "the continuation of the Revolution at home and abroad. ... other Islamic and popular movements to prepare the way for the formation of a single world community", and
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is often used to mean Ayatollah Khomeini's vision of velayat-e faqih as essential to Islamic government, giving no further qualification, with those supporting limited non-governmental guardianship of faqih, being described as "rejecting" velayat-e faqih. This is common particularly outside of
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The Ahl Bayt Islamic Mission, which warns of that "the West-based campaign ... to disrupt Islamic unity, ... and separate Iraq from even the bare idea of Islamic Revolution", preventing it from and following the model of "the Islamic Revolution of Iran", has "for decades ... manipulated the Shi’i
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Mesbah Yazdi argues that it is a common misconception to hold that in order to have legitimacy, government must represent the people. Since "the entire universe and whatever is in it belongs to God", humans have no more right to choose/elect someone to rule themselves, than they would have to take
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that the concept of wilayat al-faqih ought to be something Shi'a Muslims are able to understand/accept/believe based on their own religious study (as they do with the basic principles of belief -- "proving the existence of God or the prophethood of the Prophet"), and not something accepted without
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In the 21st century, many have noted a severe loss of prestige in Iran for the fuqaha (Islamic jurists) and for the concept of Wilayat al-faqih. "In the early 1980s, clerics were generally treated with elaborate courtesy." 20 years later, "clerics are sometimes insulted by school children and taxi
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it has also been used (by Iranian conservatives circa 2010) to mean that at least in the case of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the head faqih has "the absolute right to make decisions for the state", notwithstanding the desires of any elected office holders or institutions or the general public. It
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Even in Iran, until Khomeini the ulamas were content to have control over the laws voted by parliament. It was Khomeini who first defined the conditions for the exercise of power by the clergy (theory of the wilayat al-Faqıh), a position that would only be adopted by a minority of the Iranian high
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Six years, hundreds of thousands of Iranian lives, and $ 100's of billions later, faced with desertions and resistance against the conscription, Khomeini signed a peace agreement stating "... we have no choice and we should give in to what God wants us to do ... I reiterate that the acceptance of
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to choose from, mostly located in Iraq and Iran), and they were not punished by the state if they failed to obey their source. Why do they then need a wilayat? And what happens when he disagrees with a marja'? (there have been differences of opinion between the Supreme leader and other Marjas over
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Ahmed Vaezi gives a similar argument, maintaining that a ruling wali (guardian) is a natural progression from God (who several verses in the Quran—Q.3:68, Q.2:257, Q.4:45—describe as a wali over the believers), to the Prophet Muhammad (who is also described as such in Q.5:55, Q.33:6), to the Imams
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Those concerned over whether Islam supports the concept of wilayat al-faqih, should note that (according to Mesbah Yazdi), the "overwhelmingly dominant opinion" of Shi'ah jurisprudents, (based on "the available views and opinions") is that "a duly competent jurist" (who is "appointed according to
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Ahmed Vaezi interprets this to mean that the order/hukm of the guardian/wali jurist/faqih "is binding upon all Muslims"—including other faqih and including Muslims outside of the political jurisdiction of the wali (i.e. outside Iran). This is because the wali is a "the just and capable jurist ...
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in Lebanon. A large fraction of Lebanon's population was Shia, and they had grown to become the largest confessional group in Lebanon, but had traditionally been subservient to Lebanese Christians and Sunni Muslims. Over time Hezbollah's para-military wing grew to be considered stronger than the
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that overthrew the Shah, but one treated with great reverence, even awe. While he often emphasized that Iran would become an Islamic state, he "never specified precisely what he meant by that term". Those within his network may have been learning about the necessity of rule by Jurists, but "in his
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Shias believe that God always provides a guide, first the Imams and then ayatollahs, or experienced Shia scholars who have wide interpretative authority and are sought as a source of emulation. The term "ayatollah" is associated with the clerical rulers in Tehran, but it's primarily a title for a
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Khomeini preached that because Muslims accepted and recognized sharia law "as worthy of obedience", a government ruling according to sharia would "truly belong to the people", unlike those secular states with "sham parliaments". But despite his confidence in the support of the people for rule by
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Mesbah-Yazdi raises this doubt, but assures readers that it would be impossible because while a dictator rules according to "his personal whims and caprice", the Guardian Jurist "rules according to the will and choice of God, the Exalted, following the divine laws". What would happen if the Wali
2492:"Foreign experts have studied our country and have discovered all our mineral reserves -- gold, copper, petroleum, and so on. They have also made an assessment of our people's intelligence and come to the conclusion that the only barrier blocking their way are Islam and the religious leadership."
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As for the wilaya in the first sense, that is the view that the (jurist) discretionary authority (to manage the affairs of the Muslims), it is not proved general, except that some people think so because of some traditions ... . But, if one looks at the context of these traditions and at the
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The necessity of a Jurist leader to serve the people as "a vigilant trustee", enforcing "law and order", is not an ideal to strive for, but a matter of survival for Islam and Muslims. Without him, Islam will fall victim "to obsolescence and decay", as heretics, "atheists and unbelievers" add and
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mortmains (religious foundations) as well as personal properties, "controlled most of the dispensing of justice", were "the primary educators, oversaw social welfare, and were frequently courted and even paid by rulers" — but meant that as the nineteenth century progressed "important ulama" and
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vetoing their bills. Both groups were supporters of Khomeini and he attempted to find a compromise with "milder" legislation. In the process of trying to solve this impasse he made a statement in January 1988 elevating "the preservation of the Islamic state to a primary central injunction
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in the new Iranian constitution, critics complained that he had become the leader of the revolution promising to advise, rather than rule, the country after the Shah was overthrown, when in fact he had developed his theory of rule by jurists not by democratic elections and spread it among his
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Despite providing hadith and intellectual proofs for absolute wilayat al-faqih, Mesbah Yazdi also argues that the idea of rule of the jurist is a principle of religion that believers must accept on faith -- because of its "special character", it is, "in a sense", an issue "among the subjects
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While there are no sacred texts of Shia (or Sunni) Islam that include a straightforward statement that the Muslim community should or must be ruled over by Islamic jurists, Khomeini maintained there were "numerous traditions that indicate the scholars of Islam are to exercise rule during the
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There is also disagreement over how widely supported Khomeini's doctrine is; that is, whether "the absolute authority and guardianship" of a high-ranking Islamic jurist is "universally accepted amongst all Shi’a theories of governance" and forms "a central pillar of Imami political thought"
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B) Since trained jurists are neither sinful wretches nor prophets, by process of elimination "we deduce from the tradition" not that Ali is shaming the judge for being a sinful wretch when he should be emulating the virtue and wisdom of the prophet, but that Ali is declaring "that the fuqaha
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The execution of the theory of rule by Islamic jurists has been criticized on utilitarian grounds (as opposed to religious grounds), by those who argue that it has simply not done what Khomeini said his theory would do. The goals of ending poverty, corruption, national debt, or compelling
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religious jurisprudent" should not only collect and distribute funds to the poor and needy, lead and fund "the colleges of religious sciences", but also "takes care" of and be "concerned for everything regarding the world of Islam", rising to defend Muslim lands from the attacks of infidels
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In March 1989 Khomeini declared that all his successors as ruler should only be clerics knowledgeable about "the problems of the day" — the contemporary world and economic, social and political matters — not "religious" clerics, despite the fact that he had spent decades preaching that only
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In revolutionary Iran, more than 7900 political prisoners were executed between 1981 and 1985, (according to historian Ervand Abrahamian, this compares with the "less than 100" killed by the monarchy during the eight years leading up to the revolution). In addition, the prison system was
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Khomeini himself did not run up debt but in the decade after his death, under his faqih guardian successor Iran not only went back into debt, but built it up to almost four times the putatively shameful debt the monarchy left behind in 1979. Spending that Iranian economists criticized as
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For Children: "The main role of a legal guardian under the Shari’a is to act in the child's best interests when the child's parents cannot do so. Legal guardians are usually relatives such as an aunt, uncle, or grandparent. This may be due to death, incapacitation, or incarceration for a
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In addition to those that Misbah Yazdi and Ahmad Vaezi have attempted to debunk, there have been a number of criticisms made against Islamic clerics serving as guardians over sane adults, specifically governing them, and especially about its application in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
1956:—the guardian of those who have no guardian; authority given to a regular administrator of justice (hakim), to supervise the interests of a person who does not have a natural guardian and who is unable to take care of his own affairs; such as a mentally ill or mentally disabled person.
4053:(Islamic State), pressuring the United States to hold elections sooner than it wanted, demanding Iraqi political leaders push ahead with anti-corruption reforms in 2015—but sees himself as a unifier, above politics and has had no "role in executive or administrative arms of the state".
2246:(1771-1829 C.E.), are said to have argued that "the scope of wilayat al-faqıh extends to political authority", more than a century earlier than Khomeini, and over all aspects of a believer's personal life, but never tried to establish or preach for the establishment of a state based on
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On the basis of the principles of the trusteeship and the permanent Imamate, rule is counted as a function of jurists. Ruling jurists must hold the religious office of "source of imitation" and be considered qualified to deliver independent judgments on religious general principles
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is reported to have said to mean that "those "who relates our traditions and narrations to you" were Shi'i jurists, and those jurists now had "a general wilayat" (general guardianship) and "the authority as the ruler and point of reference for all Muslims in their social aspects".
3953:, giving sentences of imprisonment, corporal punishment, execution, etc. The court system eventually evolved into a apparatus with its own security and prison systems, and many features unique from the rest of Iran's courts (direct control by the Supreme Leader rather than the
3790:(and may dismiss them at will), the Guardians approve any candidate wishing to run for the office of the Assembly of Experts. This creates a self-perpetuating cycle whereby if the people of Iran oppose the Leader, or oppose the people who select him, they can do little about it.
3876:(born in 1899), an Iranian Azeri whose great influence reached from Lebanon (the spiritual leader of the Hizbullah, Sheikh Fadallah) ... to Afghanistan .... Al-Khoei did not leave Najaf during the war between Iran and Iraq and always rejected the concept of velayat-e faqih ....
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In chapter one of the constitution, where fundamental principles are expressed, article 2, section 6a, states that "continuous ijtihad of the fuqaha possessing necessary qualifications, exercised on the basis of the Qur'an and the Sunnah" is a principle in Islamic government.
2683:, dictator a reference to the Supreme Leader), and “Death to velayat-e faqih”, have been heard during protests in Iran, which have become serious enough to see as many as 1,500 protesters killed by security forces (in one series of protests in late 2019 and early 2020). In
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In Q.5:55, "those who believe”, may sound like it refers to Muslim believers in general, but (according to Ahmed Vaezi) Shi’a commentators have interpreted "those who believe” to mean the Shi'i Imams. (Sunni Muslims do not believe "those who believe" refers to the Imams.)
4955:"After the prophets, the function of instruction and rearing lies with the ulama, who are the real heirs of the prophets. The prophets (A) by virtue of this spiritual station, were not owners of wealth or concerned with the world of mulk and its corporeal affairs."
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wilayat al-faqih does not mean one's guardianship over the insane and ignorant; rather it means the legal authority and right of law-making, decision-making and execution which we think the faqih has regarding the administration of the society's affairs and social
2641:("the absolute authority of the jurist"), whereby obedience to the ruling jurist is to "be as incumbent on the believer as the performance of prayer", and the guardian jurist's powers "extend even to the temporary suspension of such essential rites of Islam as the
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excludes the government and includes only simple matters such as legal rulings, religious judgments, and intervention to protect the property of minors and the weak. Even when rulers are oppressive and against the people, they will not try to destroy the rulers.
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Especially see Juan R. Cole, "Imami Jurisprudence and the Role of the Ulama: Mortaza Ansari on Emulating the Supreme Exemplar," in Nikki R. Keddie, ed., Religion and Politics in Iran (New Haven, 1983), 33-46; and Mortaza Ansari, Sirat an-Najat (n.p. , A.H. 1300
2169:) insist that the idea that the governance by jurist is "new", is erroneous. Vaezi maintains it is the logical conclusion of arguments made by high-level Shia faqih of medieval times who argued that high-level Shia faqih be given authority, although their use of
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Prior to taking power "... Khomeini did not publicly refer to his work on Islamic government"; in fact when asked about "Islamic Government", his entourage went so far as to disown it, "arguing that it was either a SAVAK forgery or the rough notes of an student
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2551:
While the constitution made concessions to popular sovereignty—including an elected president and parliament—"the Leader" was given "authority to dismiss the president, appoint the main military commanders, declare war and peace, and name senior clerics to the
2949:, in centuries of debate among Shi'i scholars, none have "ever explicitly contended that monarchies per se were illegitimate or that the senior clergy had the authority to control the state." Other main responsibilities (i.e. guardianship) the 'ulama's were:
3538:). One ('maraji‘) gives opinions on "general issues and Islamic precepts", answering religious questions on practical matters in Islam by making deductions from their religious knowledge; and the other (wilayat) enacts and implements laws and regulations,
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Other Shi'i Islamic scholars disagree, with some limiting guardianship to a much narrower scope—things like mediating disputes, and providing guardianship for orphaned children, the mentally incapable, and others lacking someone to protect their interests.
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To those who claim that the hadith is only an order to Shi‘ah not to use the courts of the usurping ‘Abbasid government when they have legal disputes, Misbah Yazdi replies that the hadith says "... I have appointed him as a ruler over you..." translating
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In 1988 and 89, shortly before and after Khomeini's death, significant changes were made to the constitution and the concept of Wilāyat al-Faqīh, increasing the power of the Supreme Leader but reducing the scholarly qualifications needed for any new one.
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un-Islamic government to capitulate before the Islamic government's armies, have not been met; nor have even more modest and basic goals like downsizing the government bureaucracy, using only senior religious jurists or s for the post of faqih guardian/
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In his 1970 lectures and book on Islamic Government, Khomeini took time to express his outrage at clerics who had supported his enemy, the shah of Iran, and exasperation that they had not been "stripped of their turbans": "Those persons are not Muslim
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About nine years after its founding, a "stalemate" developed within the Islamic Government between Islamic radicals trying to push through "controversial items of social and economic legislation" (labor laws, income tax), and conservatives "Guardian"
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that throughout history, integrating religion and politics has not ended well; Because of the corruption of power, if you "want your religion to remain safe and the Qur’an and Islam be respected" you must keep "religion away from the political scene.
3140:, published in the 1940s), Khomeini had made ambiguous statements, arguing that “the state must be administered with the divine law, which defines the interests of the country and the people, and this cannot be achieved without clerical supervision (
10516:الإجتهاد والتقليد والإحتياط ـ السيد علي السيستاني, بقلم محمد علي الرباني, ص ١٢٩ al-Ijtihad wa al-Taqlid wa al-Ehtiyat - Advanced curriculum lectures of al-Sistani compiled by Muhammad Ali al-Rabbani (taghrirat.net) (in Arabic). (1437 AH ed.). p. 129.
10507:الإجتهاد والتقليد والإحتياط ـ السيد علي السيستاني, بقلم محمد علي الرباني, ص ١٢٨ al-Ijtihad wa al-Taqlid wa al-Ehtiyat - Advanced curriculum lectures of al-Sistani compiled by Muhammad Ali al-Rabbani (taghrirat.net) (in Arabic). (1437 AH ed.). p. 128.
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has been translated as "rule of the jurisconsult," "mandate of the jurist," "governance of the jurist", "the discretionary authority of the jurist". More ambiguous translations are "guardianship of the jurist", "trusteeship of the jurist". (Shaykh
1801:), or whether there is no consensus in favor of the model of the Islamic Republic of Iran, neither among the public in Iran (Alireza Nader, David E Thaler, S. R. Bohandy), nor among most religious leaders in the leading centers of Shia thought (i.e.
10498:الإجتهاد والتقليد والإحتياط ـ السيد علي السيستاني, بقلم محمد علي الرباني, ص ١٠٣ al-Ijtihad wa al-Taqlid wa al-Ehtiyat - Advanced curriculum lectures of al-Sistani compiled by Muhammad Ali al-Rabbani (taghrirat.net) (in Arabic) (1437 AH ed.). p. 103.
5023:. After all, in his Velayat-e Faqih, Khomeini had argued that only the most senior religious jurists -- not just any cleric -- had the scholastic expertise and the educational training to fully comprehend the intricacies of Islamic jurisprudence."
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Concerning this controversy, Mesbah Yazdi maintains that the ruling jurist's priority over things like prayer and hajj involves only things like delaying the offering of salat prayer when "the enemies’ attack is due", not serious changes in Islam.
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Jahangir Amuzegar, `The Iranian Economy before and after the Revolution,` Middle East Journal 46, n.3 (summer 1992): 421), quoted in Reinventing Khomeini : The Struggle for Reform in Iran by Daniel Brumberg, University of Chicago Press, 2001
2055:(legislative guardianship) Also a term used by Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi, is guardianship involving the "management of society", "which concerns the Prophet (S) and the infallible Imams (‘a)" and with Khomeini's system the ruling guardian jurist.
4315:"At the time when clergymen do not have government positions, yet there exists so much disagreement. If they come to power, this disagreement will cause further division in religion and creation of new sects and hence cause damage to religion."
4973:...فَإِنّي قَدْ جَعَلْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاكِمًا، فَإِذَا حَكَمَ بِحُكْمِنَا فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْهُ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّمَا إسْتَخَفَّ بِحُكْمِ اللهِ وَ عَلَيْنَا رَدَّهُ وَالرَّادُّ عَلَيْنَا الرَّادُّ عَلىٰ اللهِ وَ هُوَ عَلىٰ حَدِّ الشِّرْكِ بِاللهِ...
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in the leadership clauses of the constitution, especially those stipulating that ultimate authority resides in the senior religious jurists, ten years after the constitution was approved the Assembly of Experts "drastically" revamped these
4049:. Perhaps because of his considerable influence, sources disagree on his stand on Wilayat al-Faqih. Al-Sistani has inserted himself in post-2003 invasion Iraqi crisises several times—issuing a call for Iraqis to take up arms and push back
2192:), under the Safavids, the general deputyship "occasionally was interpreted to include all the prerogatives of rule that in principle had belonged to the imams, but no special emphasis was placed on this." And in the nineteenth century,
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This is not to say that sane, adult Shi'i do not seek and follow religious guidance from faqih. A long-standing doctrine in Shi'i Islam is that (Shi'i) Muslims should have a faqih "source to follow" or "religious reference", known as a
4883:, the highest level Shia cleric, though mention of the necessity of the Leader being a source of imitation/marja' is found only in the original constitution -- such as in chapter 107 -- and removed from the amended 1989 constitution)
4146:) must be elected by muslims and this is in accordance to the saying of the Imam "appoint among yourselves" in the acceptable report of Omar bin Hanzalah, based on this prospect he must be addressing the affairs representing muslims (
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devolve upon the just and pious faqih, who is fully aware of the circumstances of his age; courageous, resourceful, and possessed of administrative ability, will assume the responsibilities of this office in accordance with Article
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issues such as the permissibility in Islam of chess playing, listening to music, or whether to continue fighting a war with Iraq, presenting challenges for the velayat-e faqih system in Iran.) Will the wilayat supersede the marja'?
4123:(i.e. the highest level of theological education related to jurisprudence in the form of lectures, beyond the limited boundaries of textbooks) in the Shi'i seminary of Najaf summing up his opinion regarding Wilayat al-Faqih stated:
2609:, Khomeini had warned sternly about measures that Islam will take with "troublesome" groups that damage "Islam and the Islamic state", and noted that the Prophet Muhammad had "eliminated" one "troublesome group" (i.e. the tribe
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But in his 1970 book he argued that Faqih should get involved in politics not just in special situations, but that they must rule the state and society, and that monarchy or any other sort of non-Faqih government are "systems of
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2656:, was ousted, after he called for "an open assessment of failures" of the Revolution and an end to efforts to export it. The Iranian constitution called for the Leader/Wali Al Faqih to be a marja', and Montazeri was the only
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Forced conversion in the Safavid Empire made Persia for the first time dominantly Shia and left a lasting mark: Persia, now Iran, has been dominantly Shia ever since, and for centuries the only country to have a ruling Shia
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Though in exile, Khomeini, had an extensive network of capable loyalists operating in Iran. As the monarch of Iran lost popularity and revolutionary fervour spread, Khomeini became not only the undisputed leader of the
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were two major instances of jurist involvement in politics in Iran, (which continued to be the largest Shia-majority state and went on to be a major petroleum exporter).
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The power of government in the Islamic Republic are vested in the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive powers, functioning under the supervision of the absolute religious leader and the leadership of the ummah.
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school. But along with this doctrinal power came political, economic and social power -- control by the ulama over activities left to the government in modern states — the clergy "directly collected and dispersed" the
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over you. So, if he rules according to our law and you reject his ruling, you will belittle Allah’s law and oppose us, and to oppose us means to oppose Allah, and opposing Him is tantamount to associating partners with
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over you. Anyone who rejects his judgment is as if he belittles the judgment of Allah and rejects us, and anyone who rejects us is as if he rejects Allah, and rejection of Him is tantamount to associating partners with
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In contrasting one-sentence mottos, Khomeini, preached that “only a good society can create good believers”, while Khoei, who championed the theory of a “civil state”, argued “only good men can create a good society.”
3606:"I should state that the government, which is part of the absolute deputyship of the Prophet, is one of the primary injunctions of Islam and has priority over all secondary injunctions, even prayers fasting and hajj".
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Rose, Gregory 1983: “Velayat-e Faqih and the Recovery of Islamic Identity in the Thought of Ayatollah Khomeini,” in Nikki R. Keddie (ed.), Religion and Politics in Iran: Shi’ism from Quietism to Revolution, New Haven,
4792:`The 'ulema themselves will not hold power in the government. They will exercise supervision over those who govern and give them guidance.` -- Khomeini in conversation with a journalist from Reuters (26 October 1978).
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Currently there is a "problem of circularity" in selecting a Guardian Jurist/Supreme Leader in the Islamic Republic, preventing the people of Iran from having input in choosing Iran's most powerful official—i.e. The
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the beginning of the end of a 1000 years of quietism among Shi'i, a "real shift in Shiite political thought", "when Shiites began to see the possibility of freely experimenting with politics", (Khalid bin Sulieman
2472:... all traces" of which it is the duty of Muslims to "destroy". In a true Islamic state (he maintained) only those who have knowledge of Sharia should hold government posts, and the country's ruler should be the
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Regarding Guardianship, several senior faqih have written on the exclusivity of the authority of the Imams, the limits of the authority of faqih, and the dangers to faqih and to Islam of the corruption of power.
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providing fatwas ("legal and juridical decrees") as a “Marja’a taqleed”, for those who "lack sufficient knowledge of Islamic law and the legal system (Shari’ah)" (which Vaezi insists is not part of guardianship/
4194:(the 12th and last Shi'a Imam), the authority of jurisprudence was not the preserve of one or a few fuqaha. is deemed to be one of the most vocal modern day jurists against the innate nature of Wilayat al-Faqih.
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Shah persecuted the philosophers, mystics, and Sufis who had been promoted by his grandfather, and unleashed fanatical campaigns of forcible conversion on Sunnis, Jews, Christians and other religious minorities
2548:"The plan of the Islamic government" is "based upon wilayat al-faqih, as proposed by Imam Khumaynî ", according to the constitution, which was drafted by an assembly made up primarily by disciples of Khomeini.
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The twelfth Imam had preached that future generations should obey those who knew his teachings since those people were his representatives among the people in the same way as he was God's representative among
4754:"... Khorasani was one of the most important of the clerical supporters of constitutionalism, and his aide, Na'ini (d. 1936) wrote the most important of the treatises legitimating constitutional government"
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about the inevitable hazards that will arise owing to the hypothesis proposing clergymen employ religion to legitimize their rule. Some of these predictions are as follows (Persian followed by translation):
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Some people make the mistake of assuming that Wilayat al-faqih refers only to the universal authority, when in fact it refers to the total scope of the scholar's vicegerency in the absence of an infallible
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On the start of Iran's war with Saddam Hussein's secular state of Iraq, Khomeini stated there were no conditions for a truce except that "the regime in Baghdad must fall and must be replaced by an Islamic
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rule by the Islamic jurist provides that, since the jurist provides "absolute immunity from any kind of corruption, error, sin, selfishness", and "comprehensive and perfect insight and competence in social
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and likewise waqf properties that do not have a mutawalli (trustee) on behalf of waqif (donor of waqf) and continuance pleadings, the judgement regarding litigation is in his hand and similar authorities,
5032:"The death of Imam Khomeini, on June 3, 1989, brought an end to the logic of the Islamic revolution, according to which the highest authority of the clerical institution coincided with that of the state."
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Furthermore, al-Khoei elaborates on the role of a well-qualified Islamic Jurist in the age of occultation of the Infallible Imam which has been traditionally endorsed by the Shia scholarship as follows:
4206:(i.e. protection, delegation, or authorization often agreed to in a legal contract) alone while dismissing the notion of the jurist inheriting the intrinsic authority to rule of the Infallibles (Imams).
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Similarly, Ahmed Vaezi states that commands to reverse sacred law are only temporary commands applicable when some "significant damage, distress and constriction or disorder" occurs; ‘first order’ laws
2158:), Shia jurists have tended to stick to one of three approaches to the state: cooperated with it, trying to influence policies by becoming active in politics, or most commonly, remaining aloof from it.
3928:, they are people whom SAVAK has issued a turban and told to pray"; and stated that "our youth must strip them of their turbans. I am not saying they should be killed ... But take off their turbans!".
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According to Ahmed Vaezi, "Imami theologians refer to the Qur’an (especially Chapter 5, Verse 55) and prophetic traditions to support the exclusive authority (i.e. exclusive Wilayat) of the Imams".
1950:—authority given to a just and capable faqih during the absence of the Imam to judge "amongst the people based upon God's law and revelation", and collect Islamic taxes/tithes (zakat, sadaqa, kharaj).
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In the first six years after the overthrow of the Shah (from 1979 through 1985), The Iranian government's "own Planning and Budget Organization reported that ... absolute poverty rose by nearly 45%!"
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Articles 57 and 110 delineate the power of the ruling jurist. Article 57 states that there are other bodies/branches in the government but they are all under the control/supervision of the Leader.
8232:
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After the mayor of Iran's largest city Tehran was arrested for corruption in 1998, ex-President Rafsanjani said in a sermon `Graft has always existed, there are always people who are corrupt....`)
4323:"The essence of fallible governance is to spew lies and it is technically impossible to govern morally. Therefore, it is against the moral character of clergymen to lie and thus defame religion."
3756:)? why would "the Prophet (S) ask the people to give their allegiance to the Imam (‘a) ... if the legitimacy of the government of ‘Ali (‘a) had indeed nothing to do with the vote of the people"?
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4307:"The clergy's aspiration is government's obedience to religion, while if the clergymen took over the charge of government, they are more likely to make religion subservient to the government."
4183:(1899-1992), (also transliterated Khuʾi) the leading Shia ayatollah at the time Khomeini's book on his theory of Wilayat al-Faqih was published, rejected Khomeini's argument on the grounds that
3773:(oath of allegiance) is only "a means of expressing readiness to assist and cooperate" with the leader, and "has nothing to do with giving legitimacy and granting the right" to rule over them.
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found in Western states, because the Wali possesses the qualities of "justice, piety and the necessary socio-political perspicacity" and will be "dismissed" if he fails to demonstrate them.
2989:(a supporter of the rule of the Islamic jurist) lists the "traditional roles and functions that qualified jurists undertake as deputies of the Imam", and that "in the history of Imami Shi’ism,
4238:(non-litigious affairs) such as the maintenance of properties of the missing and the orphans, if they are not addressed to preservation by a wali (guardian) or so, it is proven for the faqih
3434:"), which when properly understood, make "it is crystal clear that obedience to the ... decree of the faqih" is just as obligatory and mandatory," as obedience to the infallible Imam (‘a).
5051:
being deceased, Khomeini himself did not oversee this constitutional change, but is thought to have "anticipated the succession problem" with his declaration about the two kinds of clerics.
3969:, etc.). It has been suggested (by scholar Mirjam Künkler) that the courts existence, size and scope can be explained by the unique problem that dissident clerics pose for the principle of
1901:
Synonyms include rule, supremacy, sovereignty, guardianship, authority, mandate, governance, rulership, governorship and province. In another sense, it means friendship and loyalty. (see
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In the world of Shi'i Islam, inside and outside of Iran, "the velayat-e faqih thesis was rejected by almost the entire dozen grand ayatollahs living" in the first years of the revolution.
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Hezbollah, stronger than the Lebanese Army, has the power to drag the country into war without a government decision, as in 2006, when it set off the war by capturing two Israeli soldiers
1617:
4582:
Abrahamian offers three slightly different options: shunning the authorities as usurpers, accepting them grudgingly, accepting them wholeheartedly -- especially if the state was Shi'i.
2687:, another Shia-majority country that is smaller and less stable than Iran and shares a border with it, sentiment against Iranian influence in 2019 led to demonstrations and attacks with
3880:
According to Ali Mamouri, writing in 2013, the Islamic Republic of Iran, "has never been able to establish a stable and harmonious relationship between the Shiite seminaries of Qom and
3251:(jurists) are the legatees," which means that since the prophet was given the power to rule over the Muslim community and all it conquered, the jurists' legacy includes that same power.
2671:), to be the new Faqih/Leader. Lacking religious credentials, Khamenei has used "other means, such as patronage, media propaganda, and the security apparatus" to establish his power.
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According to the official website of al-Sistani, al-Sistani argued that if a faqih wants to possess wilaya in the state's administration, he must secure the people's general approval (
1773:), the jurist/faqih has control over all public matters including governance of states, all religious affairs including the temporary suspension of religious obligations such as the
3697:
is able to identify them very well". But goes on to say that if the leading jurist lacks fear of God and "efficiency in managing the society", he is disqualified from that position.
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they have inherited not just his knowledge but "all the attributes and responsibilities that Allah designated for him", including his authority as "as the guardian and leader of the
3266:
Ali also ordered "all believers to obey his successors", this meant his successors were jurists and Muslim should obey not just their religious teachings but their orders as rulers;
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scholarly and religious discussion, and among supporters (e.g. Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi). In more religious, scholarly, and precise discussion, terminology becomes more involved.
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Incapacitated adults: "In some situations, adults with severe handicaps may need a legal guardian to care for them and act on their behalf. This is known as an adult guardianship."
3312:
According to Vaezi, the meaning of this is not just that the knowledge the ulema have about Islam is more valuable than precious metals, but that being "the heirs of the Prophet",
8298:
4800:
A: `Neither my age nor my inclination and position would allow me to do something like that.` -- Khomeini in conversation with a journalist from Associate Press, 7 November 1978).
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to them, but unlike Wali al-Faqih, it is the individual Muslim who chooses the marjaʿ, and the marja' do not have the power of the state or of militias to enforce their commands.
4287:چون مردم ما را نایبان امام زمان می دانند انتظار دارند حکومت دینی هم همان شرایط را ایجاد کند و وقتی نتوانیم در آن سطح عدالت را برقرار کنیم نسبت به امام زمان و دین سست عقیده می شون
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A) when the hadith says a judge is addressed, that must mean he is a trained Islamic jurist since they are "by definition learned in matters pertaining to the function of judge",
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A minority view was that senior faqih had the right to enter political disputes "but only temporarily and when the monarch endangered the whole community". (An example being the
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2890:; and is owed such deference that the obligation of Muslims to obey him is as important as the obligation to perform those religious obligations he has the power to suspend.
3269:"Believers who are fuqaha are the fortresses of Islam, like the encircling walls that protect a city", according to a narration of the Seventh Imam (Vaezi also cites this);
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limited to "legal rulings, religious judgments, and intervention to protect the property of minors and the weak", even when "rulers are oppressive". In his 1941/1943 book
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has been defined (by the Ayatollah Khomeini circa 1988), to mean that the Islamic state has the religious mandate to suspend, if not revoke, substantive divine ordinances (
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Enayat, Hamid 1983: “Iran: Khumayni's Concept of the ‘Guardianship of the Jurisconsult,’” in James P. Piscatori (ed.), Islam in the Political Process, Cambridge, 160-180.
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instead, the management of social (and economic, political) affairs should be based on the domain of fact, not religion, planning based on what people see and experience.
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In the Islamic Republic of Iran "there are no formal mechanisms—constitutionally-sanctioned or otherwise—through which the Assembly can challenge the Supreme Leader ..."
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Taghut is who is unjust in passing judgement or to whom the judgement is attributed like the idols, moreover Taghut back in time did not have the power of enforcement."
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beside Khomeini who had been part of Khomeini's movement, and the only senior cleric (formerly) trusted by Khomeini's network. Consequently, after Khomeini died, the
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Some definitions of uses of the term “Wilayat” (not necessarily involving jurists) in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) terminology (or at least Twelver terminology) are:
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that if we are to have a government by Jurist, he should be chosen by popular vote. After all, didn't Muhammad asked the people in Ghadir Khumm to pay allegiance to ‘
2275:, the first Islamic scholar to advance the theory of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (and who "developed a notion of 'rule of the jurist'") came much later --
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2617:"drastically expanded" and prison conditions made "drastically worse" under the Islamic Republic. Press freedom was also tightened, with the international group the
4024:“The Islamic Ruler is he who is appointed divinely by the Almighty Allah and they are the Imams of Guidance from the Progeny of Muhammad, peace be upon them all.”
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tend to fall into one of three categories listed below (the first and last roughly matching the two categories above, plus a middle view between the other two):
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amended the constitution to remove scholarly seniority from the qualifications of the leader, accommodating the appointment of a "mid-ranking" but loyal cleric (
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amended the constitution to remove scholarly seniority from the qualifications of the leader, accommodating the appointment of a "mid-ranking" but loyal cleric (
5148:"Review by Hossein Modarressi, by The Just Ruler or the Guardian Jurist: An Attempt to Link Two Different Shicite Concepts by Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina"
2165:—describes the arrival of rule of jurist in Iran as a "revolution" after fourteen centuries of "lamentable" governance in the Islamic world. Other supporters (
1730:, Khomeini advanced the idea of guardianship in its "absolute" form as rule of the state and society. This version of guardianship now forms the basis of the
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who believe in appointment of the Islamic Caliph through Ijm'a or Shura, Imamiyya Shia say that the Imam and the legitimate Caliph of the Islamic nation must
3684:/Wali al-Faqih to be a marja' — and although it stated that its clauses were to endure until the Mahdi reappeared on earth to rule — after Khomeini died the
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Occultation". The first one he offered as proof was a saying addressed to a corrupt, but well-connected judge in early Islam, attributed to the first Imam,
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Article 109 states an essential qualification of "the Leader" is "scholarship, as required for performing the functions of mufti in different fields of fiqh"
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to government. The jurist who surpassed all others in learning and justice as well as having intelligence and administrative ability, was Khomeini himself.
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Vaezi, Ahmed (20 January 2013). "Why Wilayat al-Faqih? Traditional Evidences for Wilayat al-Faqih. The First Tradition: The Sound Transmission of Qadah.".
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Raza Shabbar, Syed Muhammad (12 May 2015). "The Twelfth Imam, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan (Al-Mahdi-Sahibuz Zaman) (The hidden Imam who is expected to return)".
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4311:اکنون که مناصب حکومتی نداریم ، اینهمه اختلاف نظر وجود دارد . اگر به حکومت برسیم این اختلاف نظر باعث چندپارگی دین و ایجاد فرقه های جدید و آسیب به دین می شود
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beside Khomeini who had been part of Khomeini's movement, and the only senior cleric trusted by Khomeini's network. Since the constitution called for the
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Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi (1999). "Session 30: The Connection between the Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist and the Islamic Government Establishment".
4805:"A day later (8 November 1978) he gave virtually the same answer to a reporter from the United Press and added that he had already stated this many times.
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Calder, Norman 1982: “Accommodation and Revolution in Imami Shi‘i Jurisprudence: Khumayni and the Classical Tradition,” Middle Eastern Studies 18/1, 3-20
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should be a "religious-ideological guardian", not chief executive, and subject to democratic constraints such as direct elections, term limits, etc.; and
2866:), people or things in Islamic society that lack a guardian over their interests (الامور الحسبیه), including unattended children, religious endowments (
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whose men were all executed and women and children enslaved after the tribe collaborated with Muhammad's enemies and later refuse to convert to Islam).
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were a troublesome group, causing corruption in Muslim society and damaging Islam and the Islamic state, the Most Noble Messenger (a) eliminated them."
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This view "dominated Shi’a discourse on issues of religion and governance for centuries before the Islamic Revolution", and still dominates it both in
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In the early 1980s, Ayatollah Khomeini sent some of his followers, including 1500 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (pasdaran) instructors, to
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have stated - There is extreme quake (uncertainty) about wilayat al-faqih! - May blessings of Allah be upon our master Muhammad and his pure Progeny"
3333:(along with Ahmed Vaezi and Baqir Sharif al-Qurashi) cites a hadith known as "the maqbulah of ‘Umar ibn Hanzalah", where this Umar asks the 6th Imam (
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these are now gone, but God couldn't have "abandoned His purpose", namely, "man’s attainment of bliss and perfection", the reason sharia was created;
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of when the doctrine was first advocated or practiced, or at least early examples of it. One argument is that was probably first introduced in the
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their allies in the bazaar (the traditional commercial and banking sector) came into conflict with the secular authorities, specifically the shah.
2019:("conditional" authority" of the faqih/jurisprudent) "restricts the right of the faqih for issuing governmental orders" to "permissibility cases" (
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Vaezi, Ahmed (20 January 2013). "Why Wilayat al-Faqih? Traditional Evidences for Wilayat al-Faqih. Six Hadith: The Sound Transmission of Qadah.".
4948:(Interestingly, Khomeini himself seems to have disagreed with Vaezi's interpretation, thinking the hadith said ulema should distain the world of
3852:"the velayat-e faqih thesis was rejected by almost the entire dozen grand ayatollahs living in 1981: they either openly opposed Khomeini, as did
3263:"those who transmit my statements and my traditions and teach them to the people" are the successors of Imam Ali's (Ali is said to have narrated);
9751:: Chapter 5. The Concept of Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist. ... ‘Guardianship of the Jurist’ or ‘Guardianship of the Most Qualified Jurist’?
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should not disqualify it; otherwise, we would "have to reject all the past, present and future democratic governments and systems in the world."
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Your ally is none but Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed - those who establish prayer and give zakah, and they bow . (Q.5:55)
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The authority of faqih — is limited to the guardianship of widows and orphans — could not be extended by human beings to the political sphere.
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7454:"Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s Constitution of 1979 with Amendments through 1989. Chapter VIII. The Leader or Leadership Council. Article 107"
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Murtada al-Ansari, Kitab al-Makasib , Muhammad Kalantar, ed. (Beirut: Mu'assasat al-Nur li-l-Matbu'at, 1990), Vol. 9, pp. 325-330. quoted in
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Sharia via jurists, in public proclamations "during the revolution" and before the overthrow of the monarchy, Khomeini made "no mention" of
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Khomeini "had been transformed into a semi-divine figure. He was no longer a grand ayatollah and deputy of the Imam, one who represents the
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At least as of the early 21st century, their defenses of Khomeini's concept tended to be replies to criticisms. Misbah Yazdi (in his work,
3107:إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ
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In support of "the righteous" assuming "the responsibility of governing and administering the country" it quotes Quranic verse Q.21:105:
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3290:"The superiority of the learned man over the mere worshipper is like that of the full moon over the stars. Truly the religious scholars (
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6553:"Khomeini's Concept of Governance of the Jurisconsult ( Wilayat al-Faqih) Revisited: The Aftermath of Iran's 2009 Presidential Election"
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Ahmed Vaezi also reassures readers that absolute guardianship is "totally different" from "totalitarian and dictatorial government" and
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A doctrinal change in most of Twelver Shiism (and particularly Iran) in the late 18th century that gave Shi'i ulama the power to use of
2279:(~1781–1864). Mohamad Bazzi dates "the concept of wilayat al-faqih" as a model "of political rule" from "the early nineteenth century".
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Vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih? Imam as "Wali"". "wali" Shia Political Thought. Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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Shortly before he died, Khomeini gave perhaps his strongest statement about the power of the wilayat al-faqih in a letter to Ayatollah
3031:-- "Shi’a centers of thought" outside of the Islamic Republic of Iran—and even within the IRI is still influential in the holy city of
2811:"to assure the continuation of the struggle for the liberation of all deprived and oppressed peoples in the world." it quotes Q.21:92:
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declaring Iran one of the world's most repressive countries for journalists" for the first 40 years after the revolution (1980-2020).
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As the centuries have gone by and the wait continues (the Hidden Imam's "life has been miraculously prolonged"), the Shi'i community (
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According to the constitution of Iran, Islamic republic is defined as a state ruled by Islamic jurists (Fuqaha). Article Five reads
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Shah Ismail pursued a relentless campaign of forced conversion of the majority Sunni population in Iran to (Twelver) Shia Islam...
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Just as you would use professors of mathematics to select the best professor of mathematics, so you use experts on the subject of
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puts sane adults in the same category as those who are impotent in their affairs, and need a guardian to protect their interests.
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those who believe faqih should not be involved in politics ("the "quietist" or "traditional concept") and question the need for a
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Akhavi, Shahrough 1996: “Contending Discourses in Shi‘i Law on the Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh,” Iranian Studies 29/3-4, 229-268
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but with regards to the excess of that (guardianship) the most popular (opinion) among the jurists is on absence of its evidence
3868:, al-Shirazi and al-Najaf al-Mar'ashi. In fact the high clergy kept its distance from the revolution. Only one grand ayatollah,
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and that person is a "competent jurist" who possesses fear of God and "expertise in governing society and ensuring its welfare".
3192:, Khomeini explains that there is little difference between guardianship over the nation and guardianship over a young person:
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Khomeini's concept of wilayat al-faqih was to be universal and not to be limited to Iran. In one of his speeches, he declared:
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "5: The Concept of Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist ". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
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2695:. Political forces alleged to be under the control of Iran there have sometimes been disparagingly referred to as "the arms of
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That unless the ruler is one of the most learned faqih (a Grand Ayatollah), the "intellectual foundations" of the concept of
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "3: The Role of the People in the Islamic Government". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
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this issue is more bitter than poison for me, but I drink this chalice of poison for the Almighty and for His satisfaction."
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that in Shi'a Islam, all believers already have a religious scholar to provide them with guidance—the "source of emulation (
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8437:"Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s Constitution of 1979 with Amendments through 1989. Preamble. The Form of Government in Islam"
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As of 2011, (at least according to authors Alireza Nader, David E. Thaler and S. R. Bohandy), those in Iran who believe in
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "2: The Relationship between Religion and Politics". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "1: Wilayat al-Faqih, Exigency and Presuppositions". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
8389:"Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s Constitution of 1979 with Amendments through 1989. CHAPTER I. General Principles. Article 5"
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Mesbah-Yazdi, Mohammad-Taqi (2010). "1: Wilayat al-Faqih, Exigency and Presuppositions". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "6: The Assembly of Experts and Wilayat al-Faqih". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
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Mehran Kamrava, Iran’s Intellectual Revolution, Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, p. 105. Quoted in
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4319:ذات حکومت کردن دروغ گفتن است و نمی شود حکومت با اخلاق داشت . لذا در شان روحانیت نیست که دروغ بگوید و دامن دین را بیالاید
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except in the hisbi sense (wakalah), i.e. the faqih holds wilayah in this sense not in the sense of being the claimant (
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pilgrimage. Obedience to him is more important (according to proponents) than performing those religious obligations.
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that Absolute Guardianship of the jurist may lead to, has led to, or will lead to despotic government or dictatorship;
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In addition there are two "Intellectual proofs" (using reason rather than scripture) substantiating wilayat al-faqih:
2870:), and property for which no specific person is responsible, as well as judicial matters, such as mediating disputes;
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is a "new term", applied by Khomeini "publicly", in 1990 when it "was enshrined in the constitution of Islamic Iran".
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they considered unreliable, and declaring it obligatory to for non-faqih Muslims (i.e. almost all Muslims) to obey a
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to the whole world. Until the cry 'There is no god but Allah' resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle.
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that giving the guardian jurist "absolute" status so that he "may issue orders that disregard the commands of the
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Nader, Alireza; Thaler, David E.; Bohandy, S. R. (2011). "3. Factor 2: The Prevailing View of Velayat-e Faghih".
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Nader, Alireza; Thaler, David E.; Bohandy, S. R. (2011). "3. Factor 2: The Prevailing View of Velayat-e Faghih".
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Nader, Alireza; Thaler, David E.; Bohandy, S. R. (2011). "3. Factor 2: The Prevailing View of Velayat-e Faghih".
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Nader, Alireza; Thaler, David E.; Bohandy, S. R. (2011). "3. Factor 2: The Prevailing View of Velayat-e Faghih".
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Nader, Alireza; Thaler, David E.; Bohandy, S. R. (2011). "3. Factor 2: The Prevailing View of Velayat-e Faghih".
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Nader, Alireza; Thaler, David E.; Bohandy, S. R. (2011). "3. Factor 2: The Prevailing View of Velayat-e Faghih".
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Extending the power of the guardian jurist "to the temporary suspension of such essential rites of Islam as the
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The establishment of the Islamic Republic and Wilayat al-faqih rule was not without conflict. In his manifesto
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school. The latter claimed that individual believers could themselves understand the Quran and the Traditions (
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4295:وقتی روحانیون پا به حکومت بگذارند دیگر نمی توانند عیوب خود را ببینند و توجیه می کنند و فسادها را نادیده میگیرند
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depend on certain conditions one of which is popularity of acceptability of Faqih among majority of faithful (
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9471:: Chapter 3: The Role of the People in the Islamic Government. Two prerequisites for conducting this research
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God possesses the exclusive "right to exercise authority over the properties, honor and lives of the people",
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mediating disputes and judging in legal cases. (which Vaezi insists Imami Muslims believe is a "function of
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1934:, for example, would talk of the "guardianship of the jurisprudent", not "the mandate of the jurisprudent".)
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pertaining to prophethood and Imamate", (and so outside the bounds of understanding from individual study).
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all the prerogatives which the infallible Imam (‘a) as the holder of authority of the Islamic society has."
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10348:"Ayatullah Khomeini's Concept of Governance (wilayat al-faqih) and the Classical Shi'i Doctrine of Imamate"
9550:: Chapter 4. The Concept of Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist. ... founded on imitation or on research ?
7968:"Ayatullah Khomeini's Concept of Governance (wilayat al-faqih) and the Classical Shi'i Doctrine of Imamate"
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see, for example, Amir Arjomand 1980; Calder 1982; Enayat 1983; Rose 1983; Mottahedeh 1995; and Akhavi 1996
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "4. Arguments for Wilayat al-Faqih". In Husayni, Sayyid ‘Abbas (ed.).
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drifted "away" from Islam and its laws? He would "spontaneously" lose credibility, and "not be obeyed".
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that there is no straightforward statement in scripture that faqih clerics should rule over the people.
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Khomeini, Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi , "A Warning to the Nation", in Khomeini, Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi,
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until it can be said to the extent of certainty that they are addressed as Taghut, in fact certainly
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Amir Arjomand, Said 1980: “The State and Khomeini's Islamic Order,” Iranian Studies 13/1-4, 147-164.
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school of thought, which seeks to keep religion out of the political sphere until the return of the
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9452:: Chapter 6: Chapter 6: The Assembly of Experts and Wilayat al-Faqih. Why the Assembly of Experts?
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9587:: Chapter 5. The Concept of Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist. Marja‘iyyah and wilayat al-faqih
9566:: Chapter 5. The Concept of Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist. Marja‘iyyah and wilayat al-faqih
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1944:—authority (Wilayat) given to a father or paternal grandfather over minors and the mentally ill.
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al-Qurashi, Baqir Sharif (13 December 2016). "Guardianship of the Scholar (Wilayat al-Faqih)".
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Rieffer-Flanagan, Barbara Ann (2009). "Islamic Realpolitik: Two-Level Iranian Foreign Policy".
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authority to rule an Islamic State, traditional Shia believe, is vested exclusively with the
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rule/authority, الولایه المطلقه) of the supreme faqih/jurisprudent, also transliterated as
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decrees intended to "effectively organize and resolve difficulties within Muslim society".
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political party and militant group, committed to bringing Islamic revolution and rule of
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Sahife’ Noor (letters and lectures of Ayatollah Khomeini), Volume 20, p. 170. quoted in
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Ruhollah Khomeini (25 February 2016). "Twenty Sixth Hadith: The Pursuit Of Knowledge".
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9704:: Chapter 5. The Concept of Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist. Absolute Guardianship
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by Burhan al-Din al-Marghinan), "states that there are three forms of guardianship:
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Vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih. The Dominion Of The Wali Al-Faqih".
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Tehran Radio, 20 July 1988 from Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah by Baqer Moin, p.267
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Vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih. The Dominion Of The Wali Al-Faqih".
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Vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih. The Dominion Of The Wali Al-Faqih".
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so he must have "given permission to the most appropriate person to implement them";
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since we can't have that at present, we need one resembling it as much as possible;
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An introduction to Shi'i Islam : the history and doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism
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8863:"Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini's Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)"
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7932:"Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini's Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)"
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Excerpts from Speeches and Messages of Imam Khomeini on the Unity of the Muslims
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6504:"Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini's Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)"
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5866:"Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini's Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)"
5745:"Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini's Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)"
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Iran's First Revolution: Shi'ism and the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1909
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The Special Courts of the Clergy and the Repression of Dissident Clergy in Iran
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The Special Courts of the Clergy and the Repression of Dissident Clergy in Iran
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The Special Courts of the Clergy and the Repression of Dissident Clergy in Iran
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The Special Courts of the Clergy and the Repression of Dissident Clergy in Iran
6648:"The Sistani Factor How a struggle within Shiism will shape the future of Iraq"
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and did not need to follow the guidance of mujtahids, who claimed the right of
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Sharif al-Qurashi, Bashir (13 December 2016). "Guardianship of the Scholar".
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Conversion and Islam in the Early Modern Mediterranean: The Lure of the Other
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of Persia, giving British control over growth, sale and export of tobacco.)
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The Shah and the Ayatollah : Iranian Mythology and Islamic Revolution
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The Arabic Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary
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Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will appoint a Caliph on earth."
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Misbah Yazdi, Muhammad Taqi (2003). "4. Arguments for Wilayat al-Faqih".
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This editor could not find any explanation giving a difference between
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Thy Lord does create and choose as He pleases: no choice they do have.
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9802:"Everything you need to know about Iran's Assembly of Experts election"
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Taking Stock of a Quarter Century of the Islamic Republic of Iran]
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dismissal of the president if he feels it is in the national interest;
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Islam and Revolution : Writing and Declarations of Imam Khomeini
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2848:(the Twelver Shia school of law) scholars about how much power
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In the same month, Khomeini's officially designated successor,
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The Tobacco Protest and Constitutional Revolution (and not the
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Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist (Velayat-e faqih)
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Governance of the Jurist, Velayat-e Faqeeh; Islamic Government
9455:
9415:
8114:. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 260.
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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
4789:
newspaper "in one of his last interviews before leaving Paris
4745:
giving British control over growth, sale and export of tobacco
3995:
through the declaration of the Prophet or the preceding Imam.
2741:
2438:. Leading up to the revolution, a book based on the lectures (
2430:. In early 1970, when he was exiled to the holy Shia city of
778:
11674:
10620:"صراط النجاة - التبريزي، الميرزا جواد - کتابخانه مدرسه فقاهت"
9503:: Chapter 4:Arguments for Wilayat alFaqih. Transmitted proofs
9401:
9399:
9397:
7556:
The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran
5558:
Vaezi, Ahmed (20 January 2013). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih?".
4898:"Jami' at-Tirmidhi Chapter 41 on Knowledge, Hadith 38, #2682"
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For those who support a government based on rule of a faqih,
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Towards an Understanding of the Shiite Authoritative Sources
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Guardianship of minor persons for custody and education; and
4079:. As for general affairs with which social order is linked,
3220:
2993:(authoritative reference) has largely been restricted to":
2806:
granting amnesty on the recommendation of the supreme court.
2113:), has had to determine who, if anyone, has his authority (
10107:"Shia split: Sistani and Khamenei clash over Iraq's future"
7836:, 174–256 (20 October 1983 – 8 August 1985).
6285:
5833:"Overturning Islamic Law: Right of Guardianship of a Minor"
5803:"Custody and Guardianship of Children: Shari'a Perspective"
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2004:
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In Islam, jurists or experts in Islamic jurisprudence are
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10930:"Akhund Khurasani and the Iranian Constitutional Movement"
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vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "The Dominion Of The Wali Al-Faqih".
8151:
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7582:
Religion and Hezbollah: Political Ideology and Legitimacy,
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For many centuries, according to at least two historians (
11245:. New Haven, CT; London, England: Yale University Press.
11014:. Translated by Algar, Hamid. Berkeley, CA: Mizan Press.
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3764:—and not public opinion—to pick the best expert on fiqh.
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3322:" (Islamic community), which includes the power to rule.
3148:". He had also asserted that the practical "power of the
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exceptions to apolitical stance of leading Shia jurists (
2099:
2039:—political authority, is one of the elements included in
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420:
10538:
https://www.leader.ir/en/book/32/Practical-Laws-of-Islam
10526:
https://www.leader.ir/en/book/32/Practical-Laws-of-Islam
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10075:
9949:
What Happens When Islamists Take Power? The Case of Iran
8808:
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5275:. President and Fellows of Harvard College. pp. 5–6
4154:
As his concluding remark on the subject al-Sistani said:
3884:". "Most" of the "spiritual references", aka marjaʿ, in
3398:
Clerics connected to the Islamic Republic — Ayatollah,
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At the other extreme of the jurisprudence spectrum, is
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Lebanese army, and Hezbollah to become described as a "
10638:
10567:
10281:"POST-SISTANI IRAQ, IRAN, AND THE FUTURE OF SHIA ISLAM"
8739:"Post-Sistani Iraq, Iran, and the Future of Shia Islam"
8260:"U.S. says Iran may have killed up to 1,000 protesters"
8063:
7448:
7446:
7444:
6533:
6531:
6529:
5294:
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, section 8
5242:"VELAYAT-E FAQIH Theory of governance in Shiʿite Islam"
4977:
where Imam Jafar talks not about a ruler but a judge:
4918:"Sunan Ibn Majah. Book of the Sunnah. v.1, book 1, 223"
3447:
the best government is that run by the infallible imam;
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students, and indigent male descendants of the Prophet.
2823:"Verily My righteous servants shall inherit the earth".
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5515:. Translated by Carol Volk. Harvard University Press.
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that the people deserve to choose who rules over them;
11264:. Translated by Carol Volk. Harvard University Press.
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7231:
The government of God" : Iran's Islamic republic
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6474:
What Every American Should Know about the Middle East
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4144:
well-qualified jurist exercising authority as a Judge
3325:
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Guardianship of the Islamic jurist and the revolution
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8357:
8355:
8353:
7686:
Adam Shatz, New York Review of Books, 29 April 2004
7665:
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (11 April 1996).
7441:
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as being less supportive of the power of the jurist
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei
2254:, obediently declaring jihad against Russia for the
1753:
1682:
30:"Vilayat faqih" redirects here. For other uses, see
11331:"Iran's Elections Serve Mullahcracy, Not Democracy"
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8968:but could not be verified in online translation of
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8487:
8446:. p. preamble. The Form of Government in Islam
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7923:
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7826:
7709:"Hezbollah's Role in Syria War Shakes the Lebanese"
7605:"Options for U.S. Limited As Mideast Crises Spread"
7157:
7086:
6872:
6866:
5722:
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
4171:Imam or his direct representative (naib al-khaas).
4071:
means every jurisprudent (Faqih) has guardianship (
3260:"Obey those among you who have authority" (Q.4:59);
3184:In dispensing with the traditional limited idea of
2220:The issue was reportedly mentioned by the earliest
2199:There are other theories by supporters of absolute
2196:began "to be discussed as a distinct legal topic".
11288:Vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih.".
11199:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
11180:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
11161:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
11142:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
11123:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
11104:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
10811:
10685:, M. Taleqani, ed. (Tehran, 1955/1334), quoted in
10675:
10585:
10583:
10231:"al-Babu al-Hadi 'Ashar by 'Allamah al-Hilli p.12"
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6270:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
6203:
6136:"Can The US Choke Iran's Radical Islamist Regime?"
6078:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
5974:
5968:
5794:
5590:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
5580:
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5468:
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5462:
5441:Vaezi, Ahmed (2004). "What is Wilayat al-Faqih?".
5235:
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3509:)" that each Shi'i chooses (as of 2022 there were
3444:Everyone needs a government for order and welfare;
3411:A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayat al-Faqih
3402:(1935-2021) and Iranian Shi'i cleric and academic
3277:
2288:(i.e., reasoning) in the creation of new rules of
2211:(d.765) in the famous textbook Javaher-ol-Kalaam (
1718:Wilāyat al-Faqīh is associated in particular with
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9114:
8909:
8907:
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8903:
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8189:"'Death to the dictator': What is Iran's future?"
7121:(illustrated ed.). I.B.Tauris. p. 200.
6927:
6875:"A Theoretical Approach: Wilayat al-Faqih and IS"
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5233:
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3100:can be interpreted from verse 5:55 in the Quran.
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1884:conveys several meanings which are involved in
1762:of that country. Currently, this role is held by
11899:
10427:"Shiites in Iraq Say Government Will Be Secular"
10156:
9997:The Last Revolution by Robin Wright c2000, p.279
9288:Islamic Political Theory (Legislation): Volume 2
8853:
8801:
8180:
7918:
7517:
7499:Glenn, Cameron; Nada, Garrett (28 August 2015).
6715:"Iranian Revolutions in Comparative Perspective"
6636:, (2003). Found in Oxford Islamic Studies Online
6470:
5375:
5373:
5184:
5182:
5180:
5142:
5140:
4795:Q: Will you occupy a post in the new government?
3786:who then can appoint half of the members of the
3383:Islamic Political Theory (Legislation): Volume 2
3042:out of politics and governance argue universal
2932:
1892:is derived from the Arabic verbal root "w-l-y",
11008:Khomeini, Ruhollah (1981). Algar, Hamid (ed.).
10580:
10295:
10191:
9974:Persian Mirrors : the Elusive Face of Iran
9133:
8164:
7961:
7959:
7957:
7863:Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
7596:
6774:
6703:
6100:Cannon, Garland Hampton; Kaye, Alan S. (1994).
5939:
5937:
5859:
5857:
5855:
5853:
5459:
4532:Another source (Sohaira Siddiqui) states that
3899:As of 2015, 2018, the leading Marja' of Najaf (
3657:
3583:) and downgraded rituals (e.g., the obligatory
3243:This is given as evidence on the grounds that
2783:appointing the jurists to the guardian council;
1769:Under the "absolute authority of the jurist" (
11056:
10818:. California: University of California Press.
9638:
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6873:bin Sulieman Addadh, Khalid (26 August 2019).
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6228:
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5212:
4952:-- i.e. the world of sovereignty or kingdom).
4411:1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners
3844:Opposition among scholars to guardian as ruler
2628:
2161:One firm supporter of governance by jurist --
11473:
11383:
10976:
10140:
10031:
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7832:source: Anonymous "Prison and Imprisonment",
7658:
7481:11 February 1979 (according to Dilip Hiro in
7323:Iranian Government Constitution, English Text
6752:
6244:
5907:(3/4 (Summer - Autumn, 1996)): 229–268, 231.
5370:
5177:
5137:
3381:as ruler, not judge. (But in another work --
3212:The government or the absolute guardianship (
3117:
2844:There is a wide spectrum of viewpoints among
2600:
2401:
2212:
1858:, is also the one country in the world where
1715:). The nature of these affairs are disputed.
1618:
1345:Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution
801:
10979:Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution
9879:
9863:
9793:
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9603:. online: Al-Islam/Islamic Centre of England
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8112:Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution
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7632:. Archived from the original on 20 July 2006
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5338:
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5334:
5332:
3813:
3518:Mesbah Yazdi and Ahmed Vaezi claim that the
3356:appointed as hakim", to administer justice (
2529:Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
1732:Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
9970:
9910:
9722:
9631:
9615:
9038:
9019:
8929:Khomeini, Hukuimat-i Islamt, 65. quoted in
8785:
8704:
8344:"تصویری از شناسنامه حضرت آیتالله خامنهای"
8134:
8093:
8034:
8013:
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7546:
7380:
5510:
4119:al-Sistani in his own advanced lectures of
3601:-- "the absolute authority of the jurist".)
3076:declaring tobacco forbidden, a successful
2852:should have. At the minimal end, scholars
2742:Velayat-e Faqih in the Iranian constitution
2533:Following the overthrow of the Shah by the
2129:(d. 1044 CE), forbade "waging of offensive
11480:
11466:
11390:
11376:
11053:by Rullah Khomeini, 1941, p. 221-224)
10839:
10814:Khomeinism: Essays on the Islamic Republic
10272:
9258:
7755:
7228:Benard, Cheryl; Khalilzad, Zalmay (1984).
7116:
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6990:
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6911:
6393:, Cambridge University Press, p. 40,
6355:. University of Texas Press. 1989, p. 145.
6158:
6156:
6099:
4446:Blasphemy laws of Islamic Republic of Iran
2839:
2793:supreme command over the armed forces and
2346:declaring tobacco forbidden, successfully
1647:
1625:
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794:
11358:al-Sistani's Web page on fiqh and beliefs
8860:
8548:
7929:
7852:
7617:
7498:
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7140:
7138:
6937:Khomeini, "A Warning to the Nation", 1981
6501:
6375:Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire
6106:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 263.
5943:
5863:
5742:
5329:
5239:
4326:
3221:Scriptural basis for guardian being ruler
2913:) who believe that the leader exercising
2878:the "absolute authority of the jurist" (
2788:highest judicial authority in the country
11586:America can't do a damn thing against us
11202:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly/Al-Islam.org
11183:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly/Al-Islam.org
11164:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly/Al-Islam.org
11145:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly/Al-Islam.org
10689:"The State and Khomeini's Islamic Order"
10686:
10278:
10104:
9659:Shahir Shahidsaless (3 September 2015).
8931:Akhavi, Shahrough (Summer–Autumn 1996).
8895:, n.p. , 1941, pp.221-224. Quoted in ...
8736:
8416:
8288:
8257:
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7144:
6829:"The State and Khomeini's Islamic Order"
6826:
6273:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly/Al-Islam.org
5830:
5812:. The National Judicial Institute, Abuja
5650:(3/4 (Summer - Autumn, 1996)): 229–268.
5265:
5152:Journal of the American Oriental Society
4114:
3955:judiciary system of the Islamic Republic
3177:, and faqih to understand and implement
2539:Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran
2413:
1862:is part of the structure of government.
11540:Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution
10927:
10644:
10562:https://www.sistani.org/arabic/qa/0429/
10550:https://www.sistani.org/arabic/qa/0584/
10424:
10252:
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6342:. 1989. University of Michigan, p. 313.
6213:Story of the Holy Ka'aba And its People
6162:
6153:
6133:
5801:OMAR, MOHMED LAWAL (11–15 March 2019).
5724:, Vol. 4, New York and Oxford, 320-322.
5534:
4895:
4720:school of ulama won out over the rival
4554:Guardianship of the property of minors.
3431:
3394:Arguments of Taqi Yazdi and Ahmed Vaezi
3225:
3165:Khomeini preached that God had created
2754:(may God hasten his reappearance), the
2559:
2188:, (a convert to Islam and supporter of
2147:, and giving allegiance to any leader.
14:
11900:
11268:
11075:
10605:Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei,
10345:
10128:The Widening Rift Among Iran's Clerics
9799:
8930:
8361:
8319:
8186:
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7787:
7623:
7602:
7552:
7352:. p. Preamble. Islamic Government
7168:
7135:
7104:
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6550:
6537:
5894:
5810:national judicial institute of Nigeria
5637:
4672:on the other hand, which was based on
4548:Guardianship for contracting marriage;
4519:Non-governmental Guardianship in Islam
2856:restrict the scope of the doctrine to
2679:." Chants of ‘Death to the dictator’ (
11487:
11461:
11371:
11305:
11287:
10861:Amuli, Ayatollah Jawadi (July 2016).
10860:
10658:"مرحوم آیت الله العظمی آخوند خراسانی"
10279:AL-KHOEI, HAYDER (8 September 2016).
10243:Sheikh al-Mufid in al-Muqni'a (p.810)
9596:
9291:. The Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) World Assembly
9147:
9090:
9063:
8981:
8756:
8737:AL-KHOEI, Hayder (8 September 2016).
8320:Nabeel, Gilgamesh (5 November 2019).
8258:Williams, Abigail (6 December 2019).
8239:from the original on 23 December 2019
7257:by Asghar Schirazi, Tauris, 1997 p.24
6671:
6665:
6645:
6291:
6027:
5773:
5617:A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
5557:
5440:
5359:Interview: Hamid al-Bayati (May 2003)
4668:schism on one hand and the spread of
4254:
4179:Similarly, Sistani's mentor the late
3976:
3827:. When a campaign started to install
3127:
2962:issue pronouncements on new problems;
2094:(as Sunni Muslims believe), but the "
1817:
1734:, which calls for a Guardian Jurist (
1335:Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
11580:Iranian Revolution conspiracy theory
11221:. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books.
11195:
11176:
11157:
11138:
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10880:
10471:from the original on 17 January 2016
9900:
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9349:. RAND Corporation. pp. 21–30.
9325:
9309:
9242:
8841:from the original on 27 January 2018
8633:. RAND Corporation. pp. 25–26.
8301:from the original on 3 December 2019
8289:McKenzie, Sheena (3 December 2019).
8270:from the original on 8 December 2019
7559:. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
7520:International Journal on World Peace
7092:
6768:
5831:Siddiqui, Sohaira (14 August 2021).
5800:
5475:. RAND Corporation. pp. 21–30.
5381:"Archived copy [in Persian]"
5190:"Archived copy [in Persian]"
3945:and scholars, and punishing them by
3526:have two different roles. One gives
3286:, according to whom Muhammad said:
11868:Imam Khomeini International Airport
11432:Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists
10915:from the original on 13 August 2021
10439:from the original on 6 October 2014
10425:Filkins, Dexter (24 January 2005).
9977:. Simon and Schuster. p. 327.
8675:. RAND Corporation. pp. 23–4.
8322:"Is Iran's honeymoon in Iraq over?"
8187:ETEHAD, MELISSA (14 January 2020).
7501:"Rival Islamic States: ISIS v Iran"
6195:: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (
5158:(3): 549–562. July–September 1991.
4099:has often been identified with the
3087:
2402:
2213:
1743:
1672:
1646:
1350:Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
24:
18:Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists
11873:Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order
11397:
11028:
10846:. University of California Press.
10683:Tanbih al-'Umma va Tanzih al-Milla
10253:Watling, Jack (22 December 2016).
10105:Mohammad, Ali (10 November 2015).
8835:"Quran Surah Al-Maaida (Verse 55)"
8815:from the original on 28 March 2015
8073:Sciolino, Elaine (29 March 1989).
6936:
4867:)", a major theological innovation
4660:Naraqi's era was a period of epic
4476:Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order
4234:“As for wilayah (guardianship) of
4067:Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
4041:and a former student of Ayatollah
3496:question from a religious scholar.
3326:The Maqbulah of ‘Umar ibn Hanzalah
2920:those (such as conservatives like
2909:those (such as the late Ayatollah
2724:Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
2073:History of political Islam in Iran
1888:Islamic history. Morphologically,
1838:, and much other literature. The
1639:Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
25:
11944:
11733:Forty Hadith of Ruhullah Khomeini
11555:Council of the Islamic Revolution
11324:
8528:Middle East Intelligence Bulletin
6646:Bazzi, Mohamad (12 August 2014).
4441:1981 Bahraini coup d'état attempt
4276:Persian Constitutional Revolution
3544:Vaezi also explains that while a
3347:, i.e. polytheism (a grave sin).
2965:adjudicate in legal disputes; and
2691:against the Iranian Consulate in
2398:Iranian Constitutional Revolution
2366:Persian Constitutional Revolution
2059:The term "mullahocracy" (rule by
1430:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
27:Shia Islamic guardianship concept
11884:
11883:
11621:
10783:Bibliography and further reading
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10726:
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10510:
10501:
10492:
10483:
10451:
10418:
10393:
10346:MAVANI, HAMID (September 2011).
10321:
10246:
10223:
10121:
10018:
10009:
10000:
9991:
9964:
9954:
9942:
9800:Borden, Emma (9 February 2016).
9707:
9335:
9316:: Chapter 4. Transmitted proofs
9277:
9235:
9210:
9108:
8974:
8923:
8885:
8827:
8591:. RAND Corporation. p. 27.
8516:
8410:
8336:
8282:
8251:
8135:Ali Kadivar (21 December 2017).
8128:
7966:MAVANI, HAMID (September 2011).
7877:
7729:
7573:
7511:
7492:
7475:
7316:
7226:by Robin Wright c2000) (source:
6808:
5981:. RAND Corporation. p. 22.
5113:
5104:
5091:
5081:
5072:
5063:
5054:
5045:
5035:
5026:
5013:
5004:
4960:
4942:
4886:
4870:
4853:
4830:
4820:
4810:
4538:(a 12th-century legal manual of
4262:(1839-1911), commonly known as
3169:to guide the Islamic community (
2974:contributions to worthy widows,
2376:), have been described both as
2364:(see below), for the democratic
1592:
1580:
1135:Safavid conversion to Shia Islam
841:
777:
32:Vilayat-e Faqih (disambiguation)
11259:
11235:
11218:Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah
11214:
10788:
10764:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
10738:Center for Human Rights in Iran
10589:
10198:Künkler, Mirjam (24 May 2010).
10166:Künkler, Mirjam (24 May 2010).
10054:Künkler, Mirjam (24 May 2010).
9932:
9713:
9249:: Chapter 4. Transmitted proofs
8362:Takeyh, Ray (20 October 2022).
7303:
7294:
7248:
7216:
7188:
7169:Matini, Jalal (5 August 2003).
7119:Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah
7110:
6898:
6693:
6614:
6604:
6543:
6464:
6447:, Könemann, 2004, p. 501,
6435:
6422:, Routledge, 2017, p. 92,
6410:
6380:
6367:
6358:
6345:
6329:
6234:
6134:Gilbert, Lela (26 April 2019).
6093:
5782:
5776:The Political Language of Islam
5767:
5727:
5714:
5704:
5695:
5686:
5677:
5609:
5535:Mamouri, Ali (12 August 2013).
5504:
4770:
4757:
4748:
4739:
4706:
4687:
4654:
4585:
4576:
4559:
4511:
4502:
4489:
3919:Persecution of Islamic scholars
3643:are "undermined" (according to
3278:The Sound Transmission of Qadah
3061:from their followers and issue
2795:Islamic Revolution Guards Corps
2750:"During the Occultation of the
2007:or fasting if sees the need to;
11611:The Satanic Verses controversy
11262:The Failure of Political Islam
11242:An Introduction to Shi'i Islam
11057:Mirjam Künkler (24 May 2010).
10985:
10795:. Princeton University Press.
10146:
10082:Mamouri, Ali (11 April 2018).
9716:The Failure of Political Islam
7913:The Failure of Political Islam
7603:Wright, Robin (13 July 2006).
7272:"Democracy? I meant theocracy"
7270:Jalal Matini (5 August 2003).
7171:"Democracy? I meant theocracy"
6879:European Eye on Radicalization
6775:Kurtis, Glenn; Eric Hooglund.
6758:
6719:The American Historical Review
6713:Keddie, Nikki R. (June 1983).
6633:The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
6387:Arshin Adib-Moghaddam (2017),
5513:The Failure of Political Islam
5352:
5287:
5266:Wilfried, Buchta (June 2005).
5259:
5240:Algar, Hamid; Hooglund, Eric.
4083:of a Faqih and enforcement of
3784:Guardian Jurist/Supreme Leader
3548:may sometimes conflict with a
2480:), of the top rank—known as a
2330:Colonial and post-colonial era
2272:The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
2077:
1987:Wilayat al- Mutlaqa al-Elahiya
1865:
1812:
476:Other related sects and groups
13:
1:
11918:Political terminology of Iran
10928:Hermann, Denis (1 May 2013).
10489:Kitab al-Bay'a vol. 2 pg. 640
8534:(5). May 2003. Archived from
8161:, Norton, (2005), p. 10.
7707:Barnard, Anne (20 May 2013).
7624:Jamail, Dahr (20 July 2006).
7151:Digest of Middle East Studies
6551:Mavani, Hamid (Spring 2013).
6377:, IB Tauris (March 30, 2006).
5790:The Theory of Wilayat-i Faqih
5130:
4028:
4012:Infallible Imams of Ahlulbayt
3373:throughout the Muslim world.
2933:Limited role for Guardianship
2256:Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)
2248:wilayat al-faqıh al-siyasıyah
11695:Khomeini's 8-article command
11575:Engagement with Jimmy Carter
11007:
10946:10.1080/00263206.2013.783828
10809:
10792:Iran between two revolutions
10687:Arjomand, Said Amir (1980).
10364:10.1080/00263206.2011.613208
10037:
9971:Sciolino, Elaine (c. 2000).
9935:Iran between two revolutions
9916:
9728:
9681:
9642:
9621:
9047:
9028:
8913:
8861:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
8791:
8768:Council on Foreign Relations
8715:
8549:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
8524:"Interview: Hamid al-Bayati"
8368:Council on Foreign Relations
8173:. Christopher de Bellaigue.
8053:
8024:
7984:10.1080/00263206.2011.613208
7930:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
7816:
7626:"Hezbollah's transformation"
7399:
7370:
7311:Iran Between Two Revolutions
7076:
7060:
7044:
7028:
7012:
6996:
6980:
6964:
6948:
6922:Iran Between Two Revolutions
6827:Arjomand, Said Amir (1980).
6502:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
6250:
5944:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
5864:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
5743:Matsunaga, Yasuyuki (2009).
5342:
4569:("universal" authority) and
4471:Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi
3593:) to secondary injunctions (
3363:Al Quarshi interpreted what
2712:Council on Foreign Relations
2702:The current Supreme Leader,
2504:
2308:school of doctrine over the
2143:), leading the community in
2001:ahkam-e far‘ıyeh-ye elahıyeh
1330:Combatant Clergy Association
765:Criticism of Twelver Shi'ism
504:Bektashism and folk religion
7:
11560:Islamic Revolutionary Court
11503:1963 demonstrations in Iran
11126:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly
11107:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly
11029:Khomeini, Ruhollah (1981).
10840:Abrahamian, Ervand (1999).
10810:Abrahamian, Ervand (1993).
10789:Abrahamian, Ervand (1982).
10307:Ahl ul-Bayt Islamic Mission
10255:"The Shia Militias of Iraq"
9218:"Maqbulat 'Umar b. Hanzala"
9118:Forty Hadith: an Exposition
7697:. Retrieved 15 August 2006.
7196:Hoveyda, Fereydoun (2003).
6607:Introduction to Shi'i Islam
6444:Islam: Art and Architecture
6237:Introduction to Shi'i Islam
6081:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly
5593:. Ahlul Bayt World Assembly
4994:"I have appointed him as a
4573:("absolute" rule/authority)
4404:
4174:
3673:. Montazeri was the only
3589:prayers and fasting during
3416:
3385:-- Mesbah-Yazdi translates
3360:), and so must be obeyed.
3122:
2440:The Jurist's Guardianship,
1983:Velayat-e motlaqeh-ye faqıh
1754:
1697:which holds that until the
1683:
1659:
10:
11949:
11784:Farideh Mostafavi Khomeini
10889:; R. von den Hoff (eds.).
7147:"The Constitution of Iran"
6761:Failure of Political Islam
5895:Akhavi, Shahrough (1996).
5638:Akhavi, Shahrough (1996).
3930:
3656:As mentioned above in the
3400:Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi
3331:Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
3173:), the state to implement
3118:Role of ruler for Guardian
2922:Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
2626:
2601:Under the Islamic Republic
2163:Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
2070:
2066:
1979:Velayat-e motlagh-e faghih
1799:Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
1728:series of lectures in 1970
760:List of Twelver Shia books
29:
11881:
11823:
11814:Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi
11756:
11703:
11630:
11619:
11495:
11405:
11033:. In Algar, Hamid (ed.).
11031:"A Warning to the Nation"
10705:10.1080/00210868008701568
9262:The Life of Imam Al-Mahdi
9195:Life of the Imam al-Mahdi
8949:10.1080/00210869608701850
8475:. p. Articles 5, 109
7889:Reporters Without Borders
7849:(1999), p.135-6, 167, 169
7650:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
7300:Ettelaat, August 18, 1979
7145:Schirazi, Asghar (1997).
6845:10.1080/00210868008701568
6679:. Oxford: George Ronald.
6471:Melissa L. Rossi (2008),
5913:10.1080/00210869608701850
5656:10.1080/00210869608701850
4767:, but simply 'The Imam'."
4728:) of the Prophet and the
4381:Hasan Ali Nejabat Shirazi
4047:Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani
3814:Other points of criticism
3599:velayat-e motlaqaye faqih
3487:) and ability to reason (
2880:velayat-e motlaqaye faqih
2639:velayat-e motlaqaye faqih
2619:Reporters Without Borders
2082:A foundational belief of
1771:Velayat-e Motlaqaye Faqih
656:Other hadith collections
636:Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih
11778:Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini
10981:. Yale University Press.
10891:Sakralität und Heldentum
10681:Mohammad Hosayn Na'ini,
10149:Governance of the Jurist
10084:"The dueling ayatollahs"
8213:. Iranwire. 20 July 2021
8175:New York Review of Books
7255:The Constitution of Iran
6353:Islam: Origin and Belief
6169:Doctrines of Shi'i Islam
5299:23 November 2010 at the
4968:Islamic Political Theory
4482:
4341:
4260:Muhammad Kazim Khurasani
3905:Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
3767:Mesbah Yazdi wrote that
3562:Freedom Movement of Iran
2422:In the 1960s, Ayatollah
2362:Muhammad Kazim Khurasani
1856:Islamic Republic of Iran
1724:Islamic Republic of Iran
1377:Islamic Republican Party
1123:1953 Iranian coup d'état
64:The Fourteen Infallibles
11841:Death and state funeral
11415:Imamah (Shi'a doctrine)
11346:The Heritage Foundation
11335:The Heritage Foundation
11084:Oxford University Press
10133:2 February 2019 at the
9346:The Next Supreme Leader
8764:"The Sunni-Shia Divide"
8672:The Next Supreme Leader
8630:The Next Supreme Leader
8588:The Next Supreme Leader
5978:The Next Supreme Leader
5774:Lewis, Bernard (1988).
5472:The Next Supreme Leader
5364:9 December 2006 at the
4981:“…For I appoint him as
3991:; that appointment may
3937:After the revolution a
3808:wilayat al-faqih system
3314:العلماء ورثة الأنبياء ,
2840:Varieties of viewpoints
2053:Wilayat at-Tashri‘iyyah
1587:Conservatism portal
1552:Nuclear program of Iran
1340:Islamic Coalition Party
690:Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
660:Book of Sulaym ibn Qays
11594:Supreme Leader of Iran
11340:22 August 2006 at the
11309:Shia Political Thought
11291:Shia Political Thought
11076:Mangol, Bayat (1991).
10977:Keddie, Nikki (2003).
10934:Middle Eastern Studies
10577:, Norton, 2006, p. 144
10352:Middle Eastern Studies
9600:Shia Political Thought
9151:Shia Political Thought
9121:(2nd revised ed.)
9094:Shia Political Thought
9067:Shia Political Thought
8985:Shia Political Thought
7972:Middle Eastern Studies
7788:Ansary, Tamim (2009).
7741:Defense Industry Daily
7693:22 August 2006 at the
7688:In Search of Hezbollah
7553:Wright, Robin (2010).
6295:Shia Political Thought
6031:Shia Political Thought
5561:Shia Political Thought
5444:Shia Political Thought
4975:
4935:both hadith are rated
4865:al-ahkam al-thanawiyya
4861:al-ahkam al-awwaliyya
4850:
4703:
4693:another source quotes
4631:, as well as parts of
4597:Republic of Azerbaijan
4332:Muhammad Hussain Naini
4327:Muhammad Hussain Naini
4252:
4225:
4190:In the absence of the
4168:
4152:
4136:
4093:
4026:
3939:Special Clerical Court
3933:Special Clerical Court
3897:
3878:
3622:
3608:
3595:al-ahkam al-thanawiyya
3581:al-ahkam al-awwaliyya
3218:
3206:Supreme Leader of Iran
3198:
3163:
3111:
3038:Supporters of keeping
2777:
2765:
2758:and leadership of the
2732:
2574:
2502:
2494:
2419:
2242:, or at least his son
2240:Mohammad Mahdee Naraqi
2047:Wilayat at-Takwiniyyah
11273:. Adler & Adler.
11269:Taheri, Amir (1985).
10899:10.5771/9783956503085
7463:. p. article 107
6778:Iran, a country study
6340:Iran, a Country study
4971:
4836:
4698:
4466:Jaʽfari jurisprudence
4416:Chain murders of Iran
4372:Hussein-Ali Montazeri
4230:
4211:
4156:
4140:
4125:
4115:Al-Sistani's argument
4069:
4043:Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
4020:
3963:Supreme Court of Iran
3931:Further information:
3893:
3874:Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
3854:Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
3850:
3667:Hussein-Ali Montazeri
3618:
3604:
3532:; the other decrees (
3214:al-wilayat al-mutlaqa
3210:
3194:
3158:
3105:
2959:to update these laws;
2911:Hussein-Ali Montazeri
2858:non-litigious matters
2772:
2748:
2720:
2654:Hussein-Ali Montazeri
2627:Further information:
2570:export our revolution
2566:
2498:
2490:
2418:Khomeini in the 1970s
2417:
2352:the monarch of Persia
2260:Shaykh Murtaza Ansari
1932:Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
784:Shia Islam portal
219:Imamate of the Family
11862:Homafaran Allegiance
11740:Islam and Revolution
11518:1978 Tabriz protests
11260:Olivier Roy (1994).
11215:Moin, Baqer (1999).
11082:. Oxford, New York:
10210:10.2139/ssrn.1505542
10178:10.2139/ssrn.1505542
10026:Turban for the Crown
9951:, (Gems of Islamism)
9903:A Cursory Glance ...
9850:A Cursory Glance ...
9834:A Cursory Glance ...
9786:A Cursory Glance ...
9747:A Cursory Glance ...
9714:Olivier Roy (1994).
9700:A Cursory Glance ...
9583:A Cursory Glance ...
9562:A Cursory Glance ...
9546:A Cursory Glance ...
9518:A Cursory Glance ...
9499:A Cursory Glance ...
9483:A Cursory Glance ...
9448:A Cursory Glance ...
9408:A Cursory Glance ...
9365:10.7249/mg1052osd.10
9328:A Cursory Glance ...
9312:A Cursory Glance ...
8691:10.7249/mg1052osd.10
8649:10.7249/mg1052osd.10
8607:10.7249/mg1052osd.10
8235:. 23 December 2019.
8081:. The New York Times
7847:Tortured Confessions
7763:"Who Are Hezbollah?"
6627:7 April 2014 at the
5997:10.7249/mg1052osd.10
5511:Olivier Roy (1994).
5491:10.7249/mg1052osd.10
5200:on 13 September 2006
4591:(all of what is now
4436:Mahsa Amini protests
4164:muhaqqiq al-Isfahani
3967:Constitution of Iran
3959:Constitution of Iran
3671:export of revolution
3665:Also in that month,
3226:Khomeini's arguments
2595:state within a state
2560:Hezbollah of Lebanon
2476:(a guardian jurist,
2127:al-Sharif al-Murtada
2037:Wilayat al-Siyasiyya
1673:وِلاَيَةُ ٱلْفَقِيهِ
834:Conservatism in Iran
675:Reality of Certainty
351:Mourning of Muharram
229:Mourning of Muharram
11690:Letter to Gorbachev
11545:Cultural Revolution
11523:Neauphle-le-Château
11271:The Spirit of Allah
10881:Gölz, Olmo (2017).
10464:The Washington Post
8538:on 9 December 2006.
8398:. p. article 5
8191:. Los Angeles Times
7743:. 13 September 2013
7610:The Washington Post
7224:The Last Revolution
7117:Baqer Moin (1999).
6783:Library of Congress
6781:. Washington D.C.:
6557:Middle East Journal
4782:, October 25, 1978
4247:, Allah knows best.
4077:al-omour al-hesbiah
3989:be appointed by God
3800:Assembly of Experts
3780:Assembly of Experts
3686:Assembly of Experts
3070:December 1891 fatwa
2863:al-omour al-hesbiah
2716:Assembly of Experts
2665:Assembly of Experts
2511:: p.34</ref>
2321:taxes, had "huge"
2252:Fath Ali Shah Qajar
2017:Wilayat al-Muqayada
1758:), to serve as the
1705:" (sometime before
1701:of the "infallible
1392:Nationalists' Party
1387:National Will Party
1080:Iranian nationalism
356:Arba'een Pilgrimage
11846:Alef-Laam Khomeini
11831:Jamaran Hussainiya
11747:The Greatest Jihad
11650:Shiite clericalism
11565:Interim Government
11535:Iranian Revolution
11352:GlobalSecurity.org
10432:The New York Times
10283:. War on the Rocks
10172:. pp. 49–50.
9919:Islamic Government
9684:Islamic Government
9050:Islamic Government
9031:Islamic Government
8970:Islamic Government
8502:Constitute Project
8473:Constitute Project
8444:Constitute Project
8396:Constitute Project
8079:The New York Times
8027:Islamic Government
7865:. 3 September 2020
7819:Islamic Government
7713:The New York Times
7461:Constitute Project
7427:Constitute Project
7350:Constitute Project
7328:2013-08-19 at the
7079:Islamic Government
7063:Islamic Government
7047:Islamic Government
7031:Islamic Government
7015:Islamic Government
6999:Islamic Government
6983:Islamic Government
6967:Islamic Government
6951:Islamic Government
6622:"Ansari, Murtada."
6390:Psycho-nationalism
6373:Andrew J. Newman,
4844:Since the Jews of
4840:Islamic Government
4695:Molla Ahmad Naraqi
4674:Shaikh Ahmad Ahsai
4571:Wilayat al-Mutlaqa
4456:Islamic leadership
4255:Nawishta-e-Akhoond
4016:Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid
3977:Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid
3204:(later the second
3190:Islamic Government
3188:in his later work
3132:In an early work,
3128:Evolution of views
3017:Al-Umur al-Hisbiya
2718:—but be made in a
2607:Islamic Government
2535:Iranian Revolution
2507:Islamic Government
2442:Islamic Government
2420:
2374:Islamic revolution
2244:Molla Ahmad Naraqi
2229:al-Shaykh Al-Mufid
1971:Wilayat al-Mutlaqa
1928:Murtadha al-Ansari
1818:Arabic and Persian
1809:), (Ali Mamouri).
1764:Ayatollah Khamenei
1687:) is a concept in
1466:Islamic Republican
1305:Islamic Government
1113:Iranian Revolution
992:Principlist groups
619:Hadith collections
11923:Ruhollah Khomeini
11895:
11894:
11719:Tahrir al-Wasilah
11680:Islamic democracy
11489:Ruhollah Khomeini
11455:
11454:
11093:978-0-19-506822-1
10885:. In F. Heinzer;
9663:. Middle East Eye
8121:978-0-300-09856-3
7591:978-1-000-45857-2
7585:Routledge, 2019
7566:978-0-307-76607-6
7485:p.32) p.108 from
7282:on 25 August 2010
7128:978-1-85043-128-2
6796:978-0-8444-1187-3
6336:Helen Chapin Metz
5326:, January 8, 1988
4892:Hadith found in
4426:Mahshahr massacre
4354:Ruhollah Khomeini
4240:jame'a li-sharaet
4160:muhaqqiq al-Naini
4138:He further added:
4062:maqbuliyya 'amnio
3909:Ruhollah Khomeini
3645:Ervand Abrahamian
3633:al-ahkam al-awaly
3520:maraji‘ at-taqlid
3507:maraji‘ at-taqlid
3142:nezarat-e rouhanı
3082:Nasir al-Din Shah
3057:. Marjaʿ receive
3015:Hisbiya Affairs (
2947:Ervand Abrahamian
2689:Molotov cocktails
2681:Marg Bar Diktator
2424:Ruhollah Khomeini
2392:Ayatollah Sheikh
2382:Ervand Abrahamian
2190:Ruhollah Khomeini
2156:Ervand Abrahamian
1942:Wilayat al-Qaraba
1752:
1744:وَلِيُّةُ فَقِيهٌ
1720:Ruhollah Khomeini
1681:
1657:
1635:
1634:
1069:Monarchist groups
818:
817:
714:and jurisprudence
321:Nahy ani l-Munkar
161:
160:
16:(Redirected from
11940:
11933:Twelver theology
11887:
11886:
11796:Hussein Khomeini
11772:Mostafa Khomeini
11655:Death to America
11625:
11513:1978 Qom protest
11482:
11475:
11468:
11459:
11458:
11442:Islamic monarchy
11437:Islamic republic
11392:
11385:
11378:
11369:
11368:
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11300:
11298:
11284:
11265:
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10771:
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10672:
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10648:
10642:
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10603:
10597:
10587:
10578:
10575:The Shia Revival
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8159:The Soul of Iran
8157:Molavi, Afshin,
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4363:Ahmad Azari Qomi
4336:Akhund Khurasani
4264:Akhund Khurasani
4236:omour al-hesbiah
4209:Al-Khoei wrote:
3796:Guardian Council
3788:Guardian Council
3748:(‘a) (the first
3692:), to be Leader.
3641:wilayat al-faqih
3524:wilayat al-faqih
3432:scriptural basis
3186:wilayat al-faqih
3138:Secrets Revealed
3088:Scriptural basis
2999:Wilayat al-Faqih
2943:wilayat al-faqih
2850:wilāyat al-faqīh
2736:Mojtaba Khamenei
2697:Wilayat al-Faqih
2590:wilayat al-faqih
2554:Guardian Council
2458:Secrets Revealed
2436:Wilayat Al Faqih
2405:
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2238:Iranian cleric
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2201:Wilāyat al-Faqīh
1960:Wilayat al-Usuba
1954:Wilayat al-Hakim
1948:Wilayat al-Qada’
1923:Wilāyat al-Faqīh
1871:Wilāyat al-Faqīh
1860:Wilāyat al-Faqīh
1840:Persian language
1824:Wilāyat al-Faqīh
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1562:Politics of Iran
1537:Holocaust denial
1527:Death to America
1425:Hojjatie Society
1407:Reformers' Party
1367:Iran Novin Party
1310:
1128:White Revolution
1075:Anti-clericalism
1003:Anti-imperialism
998:Anti-Americanism
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234:Intercession
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11851:Fajr decade
11685:Imam's Line
11660:Great Satan
10887:J. Leonhard
10831:30 December
10770:16 December
10744:16 December
10443:19 February
10264:24 February
10137:nytimes.com
9804:. Brookings
9412:: Chapter 1
8243:23 December
8143:10 February
7747:19 February
7667:"Hizbullah"
7429:. p. 5
7276:The Iranian
7175:The Iranian
7093:Gölz (2017)
6802:21 November
6785:. pp.
6538:Mangol 1991
6477:, Penguin,
6182:01860647804
6085:21 February
5615:Hans Wehr,
5597:21 February
5194:sistani.org
5088:"reckless."
4765:Hidden Imam
4629:Afghanistan
4270:. based in
4221:al mudda'ee
4192:Hidden Imam
4097:Ali Sistani
3957:as per the
3752:and fourth
3649:Olivier Roy
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2991:marja’aiyya
2987:Ahmed Vaezi
2752:Walial-'Asr
2348:undermining
2186:Hamid Algar
2167:Ahmed Vaezi
2104:occultation
2078:Early Islam
2031:Ahmed Vaezi
1994:Ahmed Vaezi
1866:Definitions
1813:Terminology
1795:Ahmed Vaezi
1755:Waliy Faqīh
1557:Pan-Iranism
1355:YEKTA Front
1196:Ahmadinejad
1190:Politicians
1025:Clericalism
980:Sovereignty
950:Familialism
900:Principlist
710:Sources of
646:Al-Istibsar
554:Scholarship
509:Malamatiyya
487:Sufism and
374:Holy cities
239:Occultation
189:Prophethood
11902:Categories
11804:(grandson)
11798:(grandson)
11786:(daughter)
11780:(daughter)
11252:0300035314
11067:4 February
10825:0520081730
10802:0691101345
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10215:4 February
10183:4 February
10147:Khomeini,
10064:4 February
10040:Khomeinism
10024:Arjomand,
9917:Khomeini,
9731:Khomeinism
9682:Khomeini,
9645:Khomeinism
9624:Khomeinism
9198:. Al-Islam
9048:Khomeini,
9029:Khomeini,
8916:Khomeinism
8845:26 January
8794:Khomeinism
8718:Khomeinism
8305:3 December
8274:6 December
8056:Khomeinism
8025:Khomeini,
7978:(5): 808.
7894:2 February
7869:22 January
7817:Khomeini,
7636:23 October
7630:Asia Times
7402:Khomeinism
7373:Khomeinism
7194:Quoted in
7077:Khomeini,
7067:: p.139-40
7061:Khomeini,
7045:Khomeini,
7029:Khomeini,
7013:Khomeini,
6997:Khomeini,
6981:Khomeini,
6965:Khomeini,
6949:Khomeini,
6657:13 October
6253:Khomeinism
6216:. Al-Islam
5391:8 December
5345:Khomeinism
5279:8 February
5131:References
4922:sunnah.com
4902:sunnah.com
4876:i.e. be a
4817:listener."
4649:Uzbekistan
4615:including
4607:, eastern
4148:as a judge
4029:Al-Sistani
3947:defrocking
3862:Gulpaygani
3782:picks the
3739:Positivism
3720:absolutism
3273:believers.
2886:prayer or
2708:Ray Takeyh
2522:Revolution
2505:Khomeini,
2294:, exclude
2071:See also:
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1914:, (plural
1779:prayer or
1648:ولایت فقیه
1298:Literature
1211:Ghazizadeh
1201:Asgaroladi
1153:Alamolhoda
1030:Homophobia
970:Patriotism
965:Militarism
914:Principles
895:Khomeinism
863:Monarchism
852:Ideologies
524:Bektashism
179:Monotheism
171:Principles
48:Shia Islam
11836:Mausoleum
11632:Positions
11410:Caliphate
11315:11 August
11297:11 August
10970:143672216
10954:0026-3206
10872:10 August
10867:rafed.net
10630:2 January
10380:144976452
9939:: p.534-5
9808:14 August
9177:ignored (
9167:cite book
9157:11 August
9011:ignored (
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8991:11 August
8920:: p.24-25
8773:18 August
8328:11 August
8217:16 August
8195:16 August
8005:11 August
8000:144976452
7773:15 August
7672:17 August
7532:0742-3640
7526:(4): 19.
7377:: p.33-36
6884:11 August
6490:majority.
6321:ignored (
6311:cite book
6301:25 August
6277:25 August
6257:: p.18-19
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6057:ignored (
6047:cite book
6037:11 August
5451:11 August
5204:23 August
5098:Republic"
4881:al-taqlid
4718:mujtahidi
3951:disbaring
3870:Muntazari
3678:al-taqlid
3458:Proof #2
3440:Proof #1
3150:mujtaheds
3055:al-taqlid
3010:al-hukuma
2661:al-taqlid
2584:, a Shia
2582:Hezbollah
2568:We shall
2384:); and as
2233:Tahmasp I
2225:mujtahids
2090:are not
1749:romanized
1678:romanized
1654:romanized
1508:Yalasarat
1281:Soleimani
1261:Palevi II
1163:Khalkhali
1050:Theocracy
985:Tradition
955:Hierarchy
935:Authority
880:Religious
735:Consensus
581:Ayatollah
499:Safaviyya
494:Qizilbash
416:Kadhimiya
406:Jerusalem
278:Practices
149:al-Askari
114:al-Sajjad
11889:Category
11496:Politics
11338:Archived
11239:(1985).
11206:21 April
11187:21 April
11168:21 April
11149:21 April
11130:21 April
11111:21 April
10999:2 August
10962:23471080
10913:Archived
10718:6 August
10609:(p. 360)
10592:Khomeini
10475:31 March
10469:Archived
10437:Archived
10372:23054264
10131:Archived
10090:8 August
9688:: p.55-6
9607:22 March
9370:9 August
9222:WikiShia
8877:5 August
8839:Archived
8819:31 March
8813:Archived
8696:9 August
8654:9 August
8612:9 August
8565:5 August
8508:3 August
8479:3 August
8450:3 August
8402:3 August
8299:Archived
8268:Archived
8264:NBC News
8237:Archived
8139:. POMEPS
8110:(2003).
8085:6 August
7992:23054264
7946:5 August
7942:: 81, 87
7767:BBC News
7691:Archived
7646:cite web
7593:pp. 1–3.
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7467:3 August
7433:3 August
7356:3 August
7326:Archived
7286:22 April
7222:p.14 of
7180:10 March
7019:: p.52-3
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6858:6 August
6675:(1985).
6625:Archived
6590:22 April
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6166:(2001).
6002:9 August
5960:5 August
5880:5 August
5842:1 August
5816:1 August
5759:5 August
5711:166-188.
5619:, p.1099
5543:8 August
5496:9 August
5362:Archived
5297:Archived
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4787:Le Monde
4780:Ettelaat
4641:Pakistan
4405:See also
4280:Nawishta
4175:Al-Khoei
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4089:momeneen
3993:be known
3866:al-Qummi
3558:Shari’ah
3417:Defenses
3123:Khomeini
2980:seminary
2586:Islamist
2580:to form
2470:unbelief
2388:Addadh).
2301:mujtahid
2227:such as
2088:Muhammad
1975:absolute
1726:. In a
1722:and the
1487:Rajanews
1256:Palevi I
1241:Larijani
1236:Khomeini
1231:Khamenei
1206:Ghalibaf
1173:Modarres
1168:Larijani
1085:Royalism
1035:Misogyny
868:National
825:a series
823:Part of
695:Al-Amali
519:Hurufism
483:Alawites
154:al-Mahdi
129:al-Kazim
124:al-Sadiq
119:al-Baqir
75:Muhammad
44:a series
42:Part of
11824:Related
11425:Sevener
11420:Twelver
10713:4310339
10667:29 July
10410:29 July
10385:6 March
10313:6 March
10287:18 July
10113:19 July
9295:3 March
9269:29 July
9227:5 March
9202:5 March
9125:4 March
9100:5 March
9073:5 March
8962:18 July
8957:4310997
8748:6 March
8373:4 March
7834:Mojahed
7718:20 June
6939:: p.170
6924:, p.476
6905:: p.157
6853:4310339
6787:160–163
6765:: p.171
6739:1864588
6605:Momen,
6235:Momen,
6220:31 July
6145:26 July
6119:26 July
5926:31 July
5921:4310997
5669:31 July
5664:4310997
5604:issues.
5518:clergy.
5251:31 July
5169:31 July
5042:clauses
4966:In his
4927:27 July
4907:27 July
4734:ijtihad
4722:akhbari
4666:Akhbari
4609:Georgia
4605:Armenia
4601:Bahrain
4526:crime."
4478:(Setad)
4204:wakalah
4085:wilayah
4081:wilayah
4073:wilayah
3943:clerics
3591:Ramadan
3576:mullahs
3154:Ijtihad
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3044:wilayat
3040:wilayat
3029:Karbala
2976:orphans
2846:Ja'fari
2756:wilayah
2710:of the
2693:Karbala
2578:Lebanon
2310:Akhbari
2285:ijtihad
2115:wilayah
2092:caliphs
2067:History
2061:mullahs
2021:mubahat
1916:Fuquaha
1890:Wilāyat
1886:Twelver
1882:Wilayat
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1689:Twelver
1680::
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1494:Resalat
1435:Restart
1361:Defunct
1321:Parties
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1221:Jalili
1216:Hoveyda
1107:History
945:Elitism
726:Hadiths
712:ijtihad
606:Ijtihad
591:Allamah
583: (
568: (
489:Alevism
463:Shaykhi
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441:Ja'fari
411:Samarra
401:Mashhad
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