The Myth of Early Islamic Government
The Legitimization of the Islamic Regime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haggai Ram (0000-0003-2515-4711, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Haggay Ram |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 37-54 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210869108701756 |
| OpenAlex | W2063465057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
In January 1988, the Speaker of Parliament, Hojjat al-Islam ‘ Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, delivered a lengthy Friday sermon (khuţbah) in which he discussed a “very important message” previously issued by the “leader,” Ayatollah Khomeini. The message, as expounded by Rafsanjani, was a reiteration of Khomeini's well-known views on the nature and function of Islamic Government and, specifically, on the duties and privileges of the ulama as the political leaders of the Muslim community. The gist of the sermon was that “it is the jurists (fuqahā’) who determine the Muslims’ way of life under every condition and at any given time.” In a world where “people extract economic minerals from the depths of the earth,” where “war is waged for the conquest of space and Mars,” and where “atom [bombs] are built ... as weapons of intimidation,” the Qur'an could not provide answers to all problems and issues
Ancient history · Courage · Government (linguistics · Islam · Mythology · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Sermon · Theology · Classics · History · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |