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Velayate Faqih
The Guardianship or Governance/''Wilāyat'' of/by an Islamic Jurist/'' Faqīh'' ( fa, , Velâyat-e Faqih; ar, وِلاَيَةُ ٱلْفَقِيهِ, Wilāyat al-Faqīh), is a concept in Twelver Shia Islamic law which holds that until the reappearance of the "infallible Imam" (sometime before Judgement Day), at least some of the "religious and social affairs" of the Muslim world should be administered by righteous Shi'i jurists. Shia disagree over whose "religious and social affairs" are to be administered and what those affairs are. Wilāyat al-Faqīh is associated in particular with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a series of lectures in 1970, 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 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which calls for a ''Vali-ye faqih'' (Guardian Jurist), to serve as the Supreme Leader of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilayat Al-Faqih
''Vilayat-e Faqih'' ( fa, ولایت فقیه, also ''velāyat-e faqīh''), is Persian for guardianship of Faqīh (an Islamic jurist) *For the doctrine, see the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist *For the ''Vilayat-e Faqih'' (''Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist'') in the Islamic Republic of Iran, see the Supreme Leader of Iran *For the current ''Vali-e-Faqih'' (''Guardian Jurist'') of Iran, see Ayatollah Ali Khamenei *For the book by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ... establishing the doctrine of faqih as ruler, see Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
