ولایت فقیه

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ولايَة الفقيه‎ (wilāyat al-faqīh).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wilɑːˈjati faˈqiːh/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /wɪlɑːˈjatɪ faˈqiːh/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /velɒːˈjæte fæˈɢiːh/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /vilɔˈjati faˈqeh/

Noun

ولایت فقیه‎ • (velâyat-e faqih)

“Protectorship of the Islamic Jurists”; a system of government wherein the Islamic clergy (ulema) have the ultimate say in the military, judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government.

References

The meaning of “velayat-e faqih”

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