Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
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Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is a Shia Islamic political doctrine that grants ultimate religious and political authority to a senior Islamic jurist as the supreme leader of the state.
All labels observed (10)
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Target entity: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist Context triple: [Government of Iran, constitutionalPrinciple, Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist]
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Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
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Isma'ili jurisprudence
Isma'ili jurisprudence is the distinctive body of Islamic legal thought and practice developed by Isma'ili Shi'a Muslims, notably systematized under the Fatimid Caliphate and grounded in the authority of the living Imam and esoteric interpretation.
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C.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
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Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist Target entity description: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is a Shia Islamic political doctrine that grants ultimate religious and political authority to a senior Islamic jurist as the supreme leader of the state.
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A.
Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
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B.
Isma'ili jurisprudence
Isma'ili jurisprudence is the distinctive body of Islamic legal thought and practice developed by Isma'ili Shi'a Muslims, notably systematized under the Fatimid Caliphate and grounded in the authority of the living Imam and esoteric interpretation.
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C.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
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D.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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E.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal doctrine
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Shia Islamic political doctrine ⓘ religious governance theory ⓘ |
| addressesTheologicalProblem | leadership during occultation of the Twelfth Imam ⓘ |
| articulatedInWork | Hukumat‑e Islami (Islamic Government) ⓘ |
| associatedWithBranchOfIslam |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
| associatedWithCountry |
Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
|
| centralConcept | ultimate authority of an Islamic jurist ⓘ |
| claimsContinuityWith |
authority of the Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
authority of the Shia Imams ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| combinesAuthorityTypes |
judicial authority
ⓘ
political authority ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
constitutional monarchy
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liberal democracy ⓘ separation of religion and state ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
jurist as guardian of the community
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oversight of all branches of government by the jurist ⓘ unity of religious and political leadership ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
concentration of power in one jurist
ⓘ
limitations on popular sovereignty ⓘ potential for authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| definesRoleAs | supreme leader of the state ⓘ |
| developedBy | Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo | senior Islamic jurist ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
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surface form:
Velayat‑e Faqih
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist ⓘ
surface form:
Wilayat al‑Faqih
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| hasNameInArabic | ولاية الفقيه ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopmentPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| implementedInPoliticalSystem | political system of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Shia jurisprudence (fiqh)
ⓘ
Usuli school ⓘ
surface form:
Usuli school of Shia thought
|
| influences |
Iranian constitutional structure
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Iranian domestic legislation ⓘ Iranian foreign policy ⓘ |
| influentialProponent | Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ |
| involvesInstitution |
Assembly of Experts
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Guardian Council ⓘ Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ |
| legitimacySourceClaimed |
Sharia
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surface form:
Islamic law (Sharia)
divine authority ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
advocates of quietist Shia political thought
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some Shia clerics in Najaf ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Islamic constitutionalism
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Islamic government ⓘ theocracy ⓘ |
| requiresLeaderQualification |
Islamic jurist (faqih)
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expertise in Islamic law (fiqh) ⓘ justice and piety ⓘ marja'iyya (system of religious authorities) ⓘ
surface form:
marjaʿ‑e taqlid (source of emulation)
political and social acumen ⓘ |
| supportedBy | some Shia clerics in Iran ⓘ |
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Subject: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist Description of subject: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is a Shia Islamic political doctrine that grants ultimate religious and political authority to a senior Islamic jurist as the supreme leader of the state.
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