Imam Khomeini’s Status among Ruling Jurisprudents

The Imamiya jurisprudents, like the infallible Imams, rarely gained the opportunity to take the helm of the government and the Islamic society to directly or indirectly rule over the society. Nevertheless, at some stages a few jurisprudents had the opportunity to take the helm of the government. Perhaps among the renowned Imamiya jurisprudents, four famous jurisprudents were in one way or another in contact with the government and also enjoyed some administrative positions of their time and played an official role in the legislation of the laws and institutionalization of the Islamic government of their time. The said jurisprudents were among the antecedents at the time of the Islamic caliphate system or when a royal government was established in the Islamic society. This research is an attempt to chronologically review their personalities and their tasks. Finally, Imam Khomeini’s status among the said jurisprudents will be explained