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===Guardianship of the Muslim Jurist=== | ===Guardianship of the Muslim Jurist=== | ||
Ayatollah Misbah believes in the [[Wilayat al-Faqih|Absolute Guardianship of the Muslim Jurist]]. Since mind-1990s, he has been a main advocate of the view<ref>Barzigar | Ayatollah Misbah believes in the [[Wilayat al-Faqih|Absolute Guardianship of the Muslim Jurist]]. Since mind-1990s, he has been a main advocate of the view<ref>Barzigar et al., ''Tahlil-i metati'urik-i rishiha-yi nazariyya-yi mashru'iyyat-i hukumat-i islami dar andisha-yi siyasi-yi Ayatollah Miṣbāh Yazdī'', p. 20.</ref>. According to him, the [[Guardianship of the Jurist]] is required in the Period of [[Occultation]] in order to enforce Islamic rulings and realize the Islamic government. Misbah believes that Islamic rulings cannot be fully enforced in a democratic government. Thus, the only possible form of an Islamic government is the one under the Guardianship of the Muslim Jurist{{citation needed}}. | ||
He also emphasizes on the "absolute" or the "unconditional" nature of the Guardianship of the jurist. For one thing, this rules out the limited Guardianship of Jurists in the periods of non-Islamic sultans and governments, and for another, it implies that in an Islamic government, the Jurist has all the authorities of an [[Infallible]]. Thus, according to the theory of [[Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist]], the qualified jurist has all the authorities possessed by the Infallible [[Imam]], and all regulations, instructions, and procedures within an Islamic government are legitimate only after the Jurist's endorsement. In this framework, the Jurist Guardian is thought to be appointed by God, and his rule is not considered to be legitimized by people's votes. People can only play a role in the realization of his rule<ref>Miṣbāh Yazdī, ''Nigahi guzara bi nazariyya-yi wilayat-i faqih'', pp. 69-70.</ref>. | He also emphasizes on the "absolute" or the "unconditional" nature of the Guardianship of the jurist. For one thing, this rules out the limited Guardianship of Jurists in the periods of non-Islamic sultans and governments, and for another, it implies that in an Islamic government, the Jurist has all the authorities of an [[Infallible]]. Thus, according to the theory of [[Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist]], the qualified jurist has all the authorities possessed by the Infallible [[Imam]], and all regulations, instructions, and procedures within an Islamic government are legitimate only after the Jurist's endorsement. In this framework, the Jurist Guardian is thought to be appointed by God, and his rule is not considered to be legitimized by people's votes. People can only play a role in the realization of his rule<ref>Miṣbāh Yazdī, ''Nigahi guzara bi nazariyya-yi wilayat-i faqih'', pp. 69-70.</ref>. | ||