Tag Archives: Islamic Government

What is the reason for the prophet’s (pbuh) silence during his lifetime regarding the khalifahs? Why didn’t he just unveil their true intentions in the beginning so that what happened after his...

It includes leadership in Islam, leadership of the Prophet and appointment of Imam Ali, responsibility of the companions, necessity of Imamate...

The first of two volumes of the renowned and comprehensive text on Islamic political theory by Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi, dealing with the importance of recognizing Islam as the basis of any just...

The present work is a thorough examination of what the Islamic State should be, why it needs to exist and what differences are between opinions about the...

This work contains a number of speeches, articles, books, and question-and-answer sessions of the erudite professor, Haḍrat Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi...

This book is a detailed theoretical study of the doctrine of leadership (Imamate) in Twelver Shi‘i Islam. Hamid Mavani provides not only a traditional perspective on Imamate but also theological, mystical, and...

If Imam Hassan (A.S) had as much followers as you have today, he would have risen up against the caliphate of his time. At first, he staged an uprising but when he learned that his followers had been bribed, he dismissed his decision to follow...

The present collection has been provided and compiled with the goal of presenting a general plan from the ideals, issues, and problems of the Muslim World and difficulties of the Islamic...

Based on the traditions discussed here, Ayatollah Khomeini asserts with certitude that all the power and authority (al-wilaya al-mutlaqa) that was vested in the Prophet and the infallible Imams now devolves upon the...

This article intends to show that, unlike the anti-Islamic claims and unlike what fake replicas of Islamic governments—like that of the ISIS—have shown to the world, Islam is a religion that respects and dignifies followers of...