Book contents
- Ahmad Qābel and Contemporary Islamic Thought
- Ahmad Qābel and Contemporary Islamic Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Biography of Ahmad Qābel
- 2 Jurisprudence
- 3 History
- 4 Politics
- 5 Gender
- 6 Apostasy and Freedom of Religion
- 7 Society
- 8 Superstition
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Politics
Qābel’s View of Velāyat-e Faqih
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2023
- Ahmad Qābel and Contemporary Islamic Thought
- Ahmad Qābel and Contemporary Islamic Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Biography of Ahmad Qābel
- 2 Jurisprudence
- 3 History
- 4 Politics
- 5 Gender
- 6 Apostasy and Freedom of Religion
- 7 Society
- 8 Superstition
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Velāyat-e faqih (guardianship of the jurist) is the political system governing Iran since 1979, and it was espoused by Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Montazeri in the early years of the revolution. This chapter discusses and analyzes the implications that this doctrine has with marjaʿiyat, the ideas surrounding the highest source of emulation and spirituality within Twelver Shiʿism. This chapter analyzes Qābel’s rejection of the political doctrine, and his relationships and perspsectives of the three most influentiual Ayatollahs during his life. Once again, Qābel was to cross the redline of what was acceptable in Iran by advocating a system that endorsed religious secularity.
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- Ahmad Qābel and Contemporary Islamic ThoughtRational Shariah in Twenty-First-Century Iran, pp. 103 - 133Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023