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In the name of expediency the ever-useful trait, maslahat, of compromising principles to save some other “sanctity”, Khomeini simply erased the requirement that the Leader be a marja’ in the Shiite faith.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
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It came down to expediency, the cardinal tenet of maslahat in Iran’s Shiite and Khomeinist worldview that allowed compromise on ideological “truths” if the alternative would threaten the Islamic system.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
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