Hukumat‑e Islami (Islamic Government)
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Hukumat‑e Islami (Islamic Government) is Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s influential treatise that systematically outlines the theory of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (Velayat-e Faqih) as the basis for an Islamic state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic political treatise
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book ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Hukumat‑e Islami
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Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Islamic jurists have political as well as judicial authority
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only Islamic law is legitimate basis of government in Muslim society ⓘ qualified faqih should exercise guardianship over the community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
translated into multiple languages
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widely disseminated among Shia seminaries ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
departure from quietist Shia political thought
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expansive political powers for the jurist ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
jurist’s authority over executive and political affairs
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necessity of Islamic state in occultation of the Twelfth Imam ⓘ political leadership of qualified Islamic jurist ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Western political models for Islamic societies
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secular nationalism in Muslim societies ⓘ |
| denominationContext | Twelver Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political theory
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religious jurisprudence ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre‑revolutionary Iran ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iranian constitutional structure after 1979
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Shia Islamist movements ⓘ ideology of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| legalSchoolContext | Jaʿfari jurisprudence ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
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Islamic government ⓘ Velayat‑e Faqih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
absolute monarchy
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separation of religion and state ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
Islamist
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theocratic ⓘ |
| proposes | comprehensive Islamic state under juristic leadership ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityClaim |
derives legitimacy from Quran and hadith
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derives legitimacy from traditions of the Imams ⓘ |
| religiousLawContext | Sharia ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | Shia clerical discourse ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
Velayat‑e Faqih
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rule of the jurist ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
belief in divine sovereignty
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doctrine of Imamate ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Islamic Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | ideological foundation for Iranian theocratic system ⓘ |
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