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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (31): 145-181, Serial Number 3, Summer 2022

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER

Model of Government-Clergy Interaction in Imam Khomeini’s
Perspective and its Relation in giving Meaning to Human Life

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Dr. Masoud Fahami *, Dr. Farhad Pourkeyvan 2
1. * Department of Islamic Denominations, Faculty of Denominations, University of
Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran, (Corresponding Author)
2. Department of Jurisprudence and Principles, Higher School of Jurisprudence and
Principles, Seminary, Qom, Iran, farhad_pourkyvan@miu.ac.ir

ARTICL INFO ABSTRACT

Article History: SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, led by the Imam
Received: 19 January 2022 Khomeini, kicked off a new era in interaction between the clergy and the
Revised: 01 April 2022 government; an interaction which has taken shape and been institutionalized
Accepted: 27 April 2022 at different levels of regulation, legislation and execution, and for sure within
the framework of the views of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and
Key Words: adopted laws. The Imam Khomeini's views about government-clergy
Political Discourse interaction bears significance from two aspects; First and foremost, he was
instrumental in the emergence of the Islamic Revolution and the ensuing
Government-Clergy establishment of the Islamic Republic, and also the stabilization of the role of
Interaction leadership; Second, the criteria he has defined about clergy-government
interaction could be an acceptable index for the assessment of their status quo.
Human Life METHOD AND FINDING: The methodology of this article originally pursues
an approach based on text analysis and hermeneutics although historical
Imam Khomeini Perspective analysis is incorporated. For this reason, this article seeks to know the
model of clergy-government interaction which is sketched out based on the
DOI: Imam Khomeini's standpoint and specifically his 22-volume Sahifeh. The
10.22034/imjpl.2022.14533.1066 research hypothesis is that the model of clergy-government interaction
preached by the Imam Khomeini relies on religious beliefs and the
DOR: structure of an Islamic society with a view to monitoring the government
20.1001.1.26767619.2022.9.31.4.9 and guiding people and making the life for its nation (Ommat) meaningful.
CONCLUSION: The results of the research showed that this article highlights
the Shia ideology before discussing the standing of the supreme authority
on religious matters (Marja'), Shia political discourse and the process of its

formation throughout different periods, as well as the new potentialities
of the Islamic Revolution like institution of supreme clerical rule
(Velayat-e Faqih) and religious democracy which is an influential factor
in the formation and development of the Shia political discourse.
* Corresponding Author: Article Address Published on the Journal Site:
Email: Mfaham2000@gmail.com http://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/article_7249.html
ORCID: 0000-0002-5248-5180

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