Is Velayat-e-Faqih the sole legitimate political system in Shia Islam? Additionally, does Islam permit the adoption of Western democratic principles?
Welayat al-Faqeeh is an Islamic rule regarding the authorities of the Jurist being highly learned or the most learned in Islamic jurisprudence. These authorities are been discussed by great Shia scholars and all of them agree on the principle of the authorities if the jurist (Faqeeh) but there are different opinions on the extends if these authorities.
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