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Arab rulers feared Iran's governance system, known as wilayat al-faqih (guardianship by a jurist) would appeal to their populations.
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She opposed wilayat al-faqih, the doctrine of absolute rule by the clergy that is applied in Iran.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Grand Ayatollahs Hassan Sanei and Asadollah Bayat have declared the regime's founding principle of wilayat al-faqih clerical rule to be "contrary to Islam."
Iran's Green Movement Lives Amir Taheri 2011
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She opposed wilayat al-faqih, the doctrine of absolute rule by the clergy that is applied in Iran.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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In the scouts Hezbollah presented its unvarnished ideology, beginning with wilayat al faqih, the concept of absolute clerical rule first implemented by Ayatollah Khomeini.
A Privilege to Die Thanassis Cambanis 2010
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In short, the Khilafa did far more than provide the theologically necessary successor to the Prophet; it was a moral and political authority that allowed the expansion of the empire and its provinces (soon to become countries), and most important, it provided an authority to the elites installed by its power in cities and wilayat (governorates).
The Coming Revolution Walid Phares 2010
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Notably, the so-called "spiritual leader" of Hezbollah, Sheikh Fadlallah, is also known to have not supported the notions of the wilayat al-faqih.
Joshua Gleis: Religious Divisions in Iran's Leadership -- More than Meets the Eye 2009
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Khomeini preached the theory of wilayat al-faqih (jurisconsult); an elitist concept associated with the supremacy of senior Shiite clergy.
Joshua Gleis: Religious Divisions in Iran's Leadership -- More than Meets the Eye 2009
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In fact, by questioning the Iranian elections and new government -- both of which have been confirmed and supported by Ayatollah Khamenei -- they are in a sense questioning the concept of the wilayat al-faqih, which laid the very foundation of Iran's current form of government.
Joshua Gleis: Religious Divisions in Iran's Leadership -- More than Meets the Eye 2009
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A new system of government was put in place called (wilayat al-faqih).
Negotiation with Iranian government, neglecting the Iranian people: 2009
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