Elaborating Velâyat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) as aTheory Based on Philosophical Reasoning in Islamic Society

The political thought of Velâyat-e Faqih in era of Imam Mahdi's Occultation is the most importantmatters in the Islamic communities with the discussions and conversations about it being necessaryfrom two respects: first of all, Velâyat-e Faqih is the cornerstone of Islamic Republic System andevery Muslim and Revolutionary man is required to very well recognize this principle and, then,move about the axis thereof. secondly, the enemies of Islam and revolution have found out that therevolution and Islamic system‟s fight with suppression and tyranny has stemmed from thisimportant and sublime principle. Considering the position and characteristics, vali-e faqih has aspecial stance in the system of universe. Knowing the dubiousness of the existence, vali-e faqih orthe Islamic leader would preserve the most intensive existence in the Islamic society. Also, vali-efaqih‟s mission is growing the egos of the human beings (imperfect beings) and getting them totheir utmost perfection rank in the Islamic society. In this article, we show that the position and roleof Velâyat-e Faqih in the Islamic society can be explained with a philosophical attitude and with thehelp of the principles that make absolute Islamic philosophy available to Islamic politicalphilosophy.

کلیدواژه ها:

Velâyat-e Faqih ، Vali-e Faqih ، Islamic political philosophy ، Islamic political thought ، Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist