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'''Wilaya''' (الولاية) literally means having guardianship and having the right to administer the properties of others. In Shia terminology it usually has the meaning and refers to the divine sanctioned guardianship of the Imams (a) over the servants of Allah. Wilaya Tashri'i, Wilaya Tafsiri, Wilaya Takwini and Wilaya Siyasi are all branches of the core wilaya. The Holy Quran confines the right of wilaya to Allah; it is He who gives this right to whomever He pleases. Additionally, based upon Islamic sources, Allah has granted this right of wilaya to the Prophets, the Imams and to the scholars.

Even thou Wilaya Tashri’i, which is that wilaya that determines and establishers the divine law, is the sole property of Allah except in a few instances when this wilaya was put at the disposal of the Holy Prophet (s); this wilaya and right has not been given to any other creation.

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