Vilayet

The Faqih is thus the supreme leader, and the untouchable institution is called Vilayet e Faqih, the “mandate of the wisest.”

The Coming Revolution Walid Phares 2010

Following Iran's sham presidential election last year and the crackdown that followed, the imam urged President Obama to "say his administration respects many of the guiding principles of the 1979 revolution to establish a government that expresses the will of the people; a just government, based on the idea of Vilayet-i-faquih, that establishes the rule of law."

Letters From the Imam 2010

This “mandate,” known as Vilayet, is granted by Allah and recognized by the religious peers.

The Coming Revolution Walid Phares 2010

"He should say his administration respects many of the guiding principles of the 1979 revolution -- to establish a government that expresses the will of the people; a just government, based on the idea of Vilayet-i-faquih, that establishes the rule of law."

'A Call to Prayer From the Rubble of the WTC' 2010

After the revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took the Shiite concept of the Rightly Guided Imam and created the idea of Vilayet-i-faqih, which means the rule of the jurisprudent.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: What President Obama Should Say About Iran 's Election 2009

He should say his administration respects many of the guiding principles of the 1979 revolution -- to establish a government that expresses the will of the people; a just government, based on the idea of Vilayet-i-faqih, that establishes the rule of law.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: What President Obama Should Say About Iran 's Election 2009

Here is Rauf's advice to the president: "He should say his administration respects many of the guiding principles of the 1979 revolution - to establish a government that expresses the will of the people; a just government, based on the idea of Vilayet-i-faqih, that establishes the rule of law."

Forum: News/Activism 2010

After the revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took the Shiite concept of the Rightly Guided Imam and created the idea of Vilayet-i-faqih, which means the rule of the jurisprudent.

Latest Articles 2010

Here is Rauf's advice to the president: "He should say his administration respects many of the guiding principles of the 1979 revolution - to establish a government that expresses the will of the people; a just government, based on the idea of Vilayet-i-faqih, that establishes the rule of law."

Latest Articles 2010

After the revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took the Shiite concept of the Rightly Guided Imam and created the idea of Vilayet-i-faqih, which means the rule of the jurisprudent.

Forum: News/Activism 2010