Document Type : Original Article
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Associate Professor of Theology Department, Faculty of Law and Theology, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman
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Assistant Professor of the Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Law and Theology, Shahd Bahoner University, Kerman
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Department of Theology, Faculty of Theological Law, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman
Abstract
If ‘authority’ is defined as a representation of life, national dignity, honor, development and hope for the future, it will bear relation to being robust. In this regard, Ayatollah Khamenei, as the supreme leader of Iran and a prominent jurist, repeatedly mentions authority and its leading role in avoiding challenges, threats and atrocities of global imperialism, and its important place in helping our country achieve its aims. With due respect to significance of Islamic Republic of Iran’s authority in the national and international contexts, the present paper aims to explain and extract substantial and jurisprudential foundations and principles of Authority of Islamic Republic of Iran from Ayatollah Khamenei’s viewpoint, which has been done with a descriptive- analytical approach through data collection. The findings reveal that according to the supreme leader, ‘Authority’ occurs when there is a variety of economic, political, cultural, scientific and military elements which support stability of Islamic system of our country, and when Iran holds its place in the world. The leader’s view toward authority is rooted in jurisprudential principles i.e. Islamic fiqh and sharia, including rejection of sovereignty, no damage, necessity of respecting divine signs, obligation of maintaining the Islamic system, and promotion of equality.
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