The most famous incident is the tobacco controversy and the religious edict issued by the late Mirza Shirazi. All the Shiah at that time believed that the ‘ulama’ and mujtahidun are the successors of the Imam of the Age (A) and if the successor of the Imam (A) says something he has to be obeyed….
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Imam Sadiq (A) has said: “The number of those…
Imam Sadiq (A) has said: “The number of those who die because of committing sins is larger than the number of those who die their natural death, and the number of those who live because of doing good deeds is larger than the number of those who live because of their real age”. The idea…
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The rule of the faqih during the period…
The rule of the faqih during the period of occultation is determined by Divine Command and through the decree of the Imam of the Age (A) and deciding on the one who is to be in charge must, in a sense, be through the decree of the Imam of the Age (A), but the establishment…
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The well-known view or the overwhelmingly…
The well-known view or the overwhelmingly dominant opinion of the fuqaha that the duly competent jurist [faqih] has the right to rule during the period of occultation by the general designation of the Imam of the Age (A) does not mean the Imam’s appointment of a specific person or a particular jurist, but that the…
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According to Islam the right to govern…
According to Islam the right to govern intrinsically and originally belongs to God, the Exalted, and no individual or group has such a right unless he or it is granted certain privileges by God. Resting on solid evidence, we believe that God has bestowed this right to the Holy Prophet of Islam (S) and to…
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