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velāyat-e faqīh
  • Introduction & Top Questions
  • Origin of the term
  • Rising tension between clergy and the government
  • Ruhollah Khomeini and the Islamic Republic
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Ruhollah Khomeini praying
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  • What is velāyat-e faqÄ«h?
  • What role did Ruhollah Khomeini play in the Iranian Revolution?

velāyat-e faqīh: References & Edit History

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  • Iran
    / Velāyat-e faqīh
  • Ali Khamenei
    / Revolutionary role and presidency
  • Ruhollah Khomeini
    / Early life and clerical activism
  • Iranian Revolution
    / Aftermath

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