The Regency of the Magisterium (Waliyic Islam Book 2)

Description

In this book, the leading authjority on the subject, Ayatollah Javadi-e Amoli, explicates the fundamental tenets of Imam Khomeini's thesis of Velayat-e Faqih (the Guardianship-type Governance of the Islamic Jurist cum theologian), which is the doctrine that is the theoretical basis of the Islamic Republic of Iran's current constitution and political system. The publication of this book makes such an exposition available in English for the first time. As such, it is an indispensable addition to the reading list of serious students of modern Iran, Shi'a Islam and Islamic Studies more generally.