It is due to the support of the Wali al-Faqih that the Constitution has legitimacy and it is not that the Constitution has lent credibility and integrity to the Wali al-Faqih. We pointed out earlier that the Wali al-Faqih does not acquire his legitimacy and guardianship through the choice of the people but through the…
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When we regard the present Constitution…
When we regard the present Constitution of the Islamic Republic as credible, it is not because of its being the constitution of a country or because the overwhelming majority of the people have voted for it. Rather, it is because this constitution has been endorsed and approved by the Wali al-Faqih and in our opinion…
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If the duly competent Faqih was a person…
If the duly competent Faqih was a person of authority and the situation was conducive so that this ruler could establish a government, according to the proofs we have stated, obedience to him is obligatory and opposing his rule is unlawful because the Imam of the Age (A) said: ‘He is my argument against you’…
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In view of our explanation of the two phrases…
“In view of our explanation of the two phrases, ‘al-hawadith al-waqi‘ah’ and ‘ruwatu hadithuna’, it is clear that the meaning of the signed decree of the Imam of the Age (A) is: ‘Regarding the social problems and events that the Muslim community faces during the period of my occultation, turn for guidance to the fuqaha…
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In a reply to the letter of Ishaq ibn Ya‘qub…
In a reply to the letter of Ishaq ibn Ya‘qub written by Haḍrat Wali al-‘Asr, the Imam of the Age (A). In the said letter Ishaq ibn Ya‘qub posed questions to the Imam (A) one of which is: ‘What do we have to do in case of occurring social problems [al-hawadith al-waqi‘ah] during the period…
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