The Role of Velayat-e Faqih in Preserving of the Islamic Persian Culture on the Tobacco Movement

This paper has viewed the tobacco movement from a cultural perspective and considered the role of velayat-e faqih in the movement. Firstly, it has examined how effective are cultural elements in creating an excitement and a popular rising, and secondly it has investigated the role of velayat-e faqih in preserving of the Islamic Persian Culture. The author has collected the materials of the subject matter through library research and historical evidence and documents. Then, he has concluded from them according to rules and principles in societies. When England carried out a cultural invasion against the Persian culture by one of its company, all the religious elites turned against it, but they couldn’t handle it. After they appealed to velayat-e-faqih and religious authorities and all of them obeyed them, they could overcome the cultural invasion. This is the most important finding in this study.