Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence

Name: Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence
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ISBN: 9780195053630

ISBN-10: 019505363X

ISBN-13: 9780195053630

Edition: 1988

Authors: Abdulaziz Sachedina

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The Islamic regime that came to power after the 1978-79 Iranian revolution justified the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shi'ite imams in general, on the basis of the doctrine that the Islamic jurist is best suited to rule with justice in an Islamic country. Arguing that this concept has no apparent parallel in Sunni Islam, this study explores its origins in the Sunni/Shi'ite schism, which took place after the death of the Prophet, and traces its evolution to the present day. Drawing on exhaustive research in the Islamic libraries of Iran and Jordan, as well as discussions with leading jurors and scholars in Iran, Sachedina presents the first in-depth analysis of an Islamic…

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List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/8/1988
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.44" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


The Deputyship of the Sh&ibar;&U201bite Imams


The Imamite Jurists, Leaders of the Im&abar;miyya


The Imamite Theory of Political Authority


The Deputyship of Jurists in Wil&abar;yat Al-Qad&abar;' (Administration of Juridical Authority)


The Comprehensive Wil&abar;ya of the Jurists


Conclusion


Appendix: The Imam's Share in the Fifth (Al-Khums) During the Occultation


Glossary


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index