An Analysis of Nature of Imam Khomeini (ra)'s Velayat-eFaqih Theory

Theory of Velayat-e-Faqih of Imam Khomeini (ra) is one of the outstanding theories of Shiite jurisprudents about political system in the Occultation Age; for the same reason, understanding the nature of this theory, from the aspect of stability or development, has always been discussed by theorists. The present article tries to evaluate such category with a new view. Under such standard circumstances, it poses a theory for understanding development of stability that is nature of political jurisprudence knowledge as knowledge affiliated with jurisprudence in terms of principles, methodology and indebtedness to politics in subject-matter. On the other hand, the present article fails to adopt a general, identical and overall approach to all aspects of theory of Velayat-e-Faqih of Imam Khomeini (ra), thus not setting it as general topic of stability and development; rather, it raises three different roundups of this theory elements and refers to “evolution” as the third sidebesides stability and development by making a separation of three main elements of Imam’s theory meaning ranks, authorities, conditions, features and basis of Velayat-e-Faqih legitimacy. Moreover, the present article talks about role of people in actuality of government of jurisprudent from his point of view when looking into basis of legitimate Velayat-e-Faqih in his opinion and by relying on theory of “permission given”; it also tries to present an idea compatible with his real idea that contains democratic idea.