Document Type : Science - Research (Islamic Politic)

Authors

• Hadi Tahan nazif ¹
• Sajjad Ghelichpour ²
• Aminallah Paknejad ²

¹ Faculty member of Imam Sadiq University

² Ph.D Student at Imam sadiq University

Abstract

The issue of velayat-e faqih and its subordinates from the past were the argument of scholars and shiite scholars' discussions. Imam khomeini (pbuh) and its restate and completion were able to form an Islamic state in practice. Through the struggle of the Islamic Revolution and then their pupils, including those of Ayatollah Mahdavi, elaborated on, explaining and promoting the theory. The purpose of this study is to explain the theory of velayat-e faqih, from the viewpoint of Ayatollah Mahdavi, in a method of content analysis. For this purpose, an important aspect of this theory, such as legitimacy of Islamic state, limits of vali-e faqih, vali-faqih traits and supervision over leadership has been analyzed. Ayatollah Mahdavi describes the necessity of forming an Islamic state from sharia and the basis of the Islamic ruling's legitimacy from divine appointment (appointment theory) and recognizes the position of people in Islamic rule only in the stage of reality and implementation of the Islamic state. In addition, in the case of the rule of the jurist, he is regarding the absolute rule of the jurist, and accordingly to, explaining the relation of the constitution and vali-e faqih and regarding “protection Supervision” in the case of supervising the leadership.

Keywords

• theory of velayat-e faqih
• Mahdavi kani
• Islamic Government in the age of absence
• appointment theory
• Velayat-e Motlaqe
• Power monitoring

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