The only basis and principle upon which the Holy Prophet (S) laid the foundation of his religion is the principle of Tawhid which he recognized as the source of the prosperity for the people of the world. According to the principle of Tawhid only Allah is the Creator of the world and worthy of being…
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After establishing the idea of the Imamate…
After establishing the idea of the Imamate of the infallible Imams (A), this question is posed: “In a time like ours when we practically have no access to the infallible Imam, what must the people’s stance with regard to the leadership of the Muslim society be?” It is in pursuit of this question that the…
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Wilayat al-faqih does not mean one’s guardianship…
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 issues. For this reason, we regard him as superior to others, and since right and…
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The Divine Knowledge of the acts and deeds…
The Divine Knowledge of the acts and deeds of the beings having freedom of will does not mean compulsion at all. It means just the opposite. Men must enjoy the freedom of will with which they have been endowed. He was right who said that it is height of ignorance to regard Divine Knowledge as…
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The dictate of reason is that under…
The dictate of reason is that under the pretext of not having access to the ideal and desirable level of government, we should not totally dispense with the need for government. Neither should we regard all governments to be equal in spite of their different levels of goodness and badness and approve of them in…
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