The doubts some people try to create, are in regards to his ijtihaad ability to extrapolate Islamic laws from the sources. This is because officially before being elected, he was referred to as 'Hujjat al-Islam' in common day technical terms it is a rank below 'jurist'. You have to study Islamic jurisprudence, Quranic studies, ilm-e-hadith, rijaal, philosophy, logic, kalam, irfan, history, arabic, linguistics and other subjects and you have to study them for a looong time I don't know if any rules were changed for Ayetollah Khamenai, though it is said that he was chosen as successor of Ayetollah Khomeini not mainly because of his clerical superiority as there were other far superior religious scholars present, but he was chosen because of his political farsightedness.
It was the IRI system of clerics that appointed him. As you can imagine, many ulema who were not a part of the Assembly of Experts were jealous of his election and began the slur that he was not a marja, even though when Imam Khomeini RA recommended him, Imam RA knew that he was not a marja, because he was busy in the battlefield in the imposed war with Iraq. He was also the president of the country for many years, with many duties, including going to China and traveling to other countries for political and economic reasons.
In order to stop the fitna, Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli HA issued a written document on 30 Zilhaje July of saying that Ijtihad and adalat of Ayatollah Khamenei HA is acceptable, and that it is obligatory for the Muslim Ummah to help him by sacrificing their possessions and their lives. It s right that we r sooo different but now we must be friend.. Kurds wanna be seperated However he was born in so he passed away, may Allah bless him, five years later.
Perhaps one of the reasons Ayatullah Khamenei was chosen was because he was young and healthy, not to mention his political prowess as you mentioned. Ayatullah Khamenei was struggling against the Shah of Iran, fighting in the battlefield, became President from , then became the Leader in , so he had no time to write a risaleh.
When people told him you need to publish your risaleh, he said people can read Imam's risaleh! I believe that the main leader is Imam Zaman AJ Leader of Iran is Ayatollah Khamenei I think that s all.
The main reason to my doubt is the fact that He's never even spoken out against the inhumane treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran. Which we've discussed it to death in another forum and everyone on both sides agreed that ugly discrimination is taking place and the Iranian government is turning a blind eye towards it and denying the fact, let alone doing something about it. You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
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The Supreme Leader therefore has influence over both bodies. Over the last three decades, Ali Khamenei has ensured the election of conservatives to the assembly who would follow his guidance on choosing his successor. Once elected, the Supreme Leader may remain in that position for life. According to Iran's constitution, the Supreme Leader has to be an ayatollah, a senior Shia religious figure. But when Ali Khamenei was chosen he was not an ayatollah, so the laws were changed to enable him to accept the job.
Therefore, it is possible laws can be changed again, depending on the political climate when the time to choose a new leader comes. The Supreme Leader has ultimate power in Iran. He has the final say on the most important issues, and shapes its policies and approach to the outside world.
Iran is the most powerful Shia country in the world and under Ali Khamenei's leadership it has sought to expand its influence in the Middle East. His death may not only change the course of history in the region, but could reverberate around the world. The hostility between Iran and the United States and Israel, for instance - fuelled to a great extent by Ayatollah Khamenei's personal loathing of both - has led to years of tension and instability.
However, the mechanics of the succession process mean that whoever replaces him is likely to continue his path. The Islamic Republic's political factions have a deep interest in shaping the next succession, but there is no single powerful figure who can act like a kingmaker in order to prevent a crisis.
Lacking the same allegiances as his predecessor, Ali Khamenei has maintained his influence through a personal network of loyalists, many of whom belong to Iran's most powerful force, the Revolutionary Guards. It is likely that the Revolutionary Guards will try to prevent any candidates they consider unfavourable from becoming the next Supreme Leader.
Although there have been rumours of a top-secret list of names, no-one knows - and no-one has claimed to know - who is on it. The Iranian authorities dismissed both figures. An official also denied a report that Ayatollah Khamenei had ordered security forces and the government to "do whatever it takes to stop them". Ayatollah Khamenei also has final say on all aspects of Iran's foreign affairs.
He has remained suspicious of relations with the West, particularly the United States. Back in when he was president, he set the tone for his leadership by vowing to stamp out "deviation, liberalism, and American-influenced leftists".
He did not oppose the nuclear deal, but has criticised President Rouhani for negotiating it with the expectation that the US would uphold it in the long term.
After Donald Trump's decision in to abandon the accord and re-impose sanctions, the ayatollah told the US president that he "made a mistake". He remarked: "I said from the first day: don't trust America.
When the US killed the powerful Iranian general Qasem Soleimani - a close ally and personal friend - in a drone strike in Iraq in January , Ayatollah Khamenei promised "severe revenge". He called Iran's retaliatory ballistic missile attacks on two Iraqi bases hosting US forces a "slap on the face" for America.
But he stressed that "military action like this is not sufficient". The supreme leader has also repeatedly called for the elimination of the State of Israel.
In , he described the country as a "cancerous tumour" that had to be removed from the region. He has also publicly questioned whether the Holocaust occurred.
In , his Twitter feed quoted him as saying: "The Holocaust is an event whose reality is uncertain and if it has happened, it's uncertain how it has happened. In , Ayatollah Khamenei and Iran's establishment have faced two major crises. The first began when the IRGC mistakenly shot down a Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane near Tehran on 8 January, killing all people on board, many of them Iranian nationals.
A cover-up caused widespread anger, with hardline newspapers demanding resignations, and there was a fresh wave of anti-government protests. Security forces were accused of using live ammunition to disperse them. In a rare sermon at Friday prayers, Ayatollah Khamenei said his "heart burned" for the victims of the plane downing.
But he also defended the military and accused Iran's enemies of seeking to capitalise on the tragedy. In February, Iran was struck by an outbreak of the new coronavirus disease.
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