Taqlid: Is the Authority of the Jurist Leader Based on Reason or Islamic Law?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Taqlid: Is the Authority of the Jurist Leader Based on Reason or Islamic Law?
English:
Question #56
Is the belief in the principle of the authority of the jurist leader, with respect to its concept and instance, based on reason or derived from Islamic law?
Answer #56
The authority of the jurist leader, which is the governance of a just mujtahid who is learned in religion, is a biding shar‘ī rule that is confirmed by reason as well. There is a rational method for determining the outer instance of this precept, which is elaborated upon in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.