This study was prompted by the events surrounding the Islamic revolution of 1987-9 in Iran. The new Islamic regime justified the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini, and of the Shi'ite Imams in general, on the basis of the doctrine that the Islamic jurist is best suited to rule with justice in an Islamic country. This concept, Sachedina discovered, has no apparent parallel in Sunni Islam. He therefore decided to seek its origins in the Sunni/Shi'i schism, which took place after the death of the Prophet, and then to trace its ...
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This study was prompted by the events surrounding the Islamic revolution of 1987-9 in Iran. The new Islamic regime justified the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini, and of the Shi'ite Imams in general, on the basis of the doctrine that the Islamic jurist is best suited to rule with justice in an Islamic country. This concept, Sachedina discovered, has no apparent parallel in Sunni Islam. He therefore decided to seek its origins in the Sunni/Shi'i schism, which took place after the death of the Prophet, and then to trace its historical evolution up to the present time. Sachedina not only conducted exhaustive research in the Islamic libraries of Islam and Jordan, but also spent several months in discussion with leading jurists and scholars in Iran. The result is an in-depth analysis of an Islamic phenomenon of vital contemporary social and political significance.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. ix, 281 pages; 25 cm. Since the revolution of 1978-79, the Islamic regime has justified its rule on the basis of the doctrine of 'righteous jurist'. The author of this study shows this concept to have no parallel in Sunni Islam and seeks its origins in the Sunni/Shi'ite schism following the death of the Prophet.
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