ولایت فقیه

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ولايَة الفقيه (wilāyat al-faqīh).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? wilāyati faqīh
Dari reading? wilāyati faqīh
Iranian reading? velâyate fağih
Tajik reading? viloyati faqih

Noun

ولایت فقیه (velâyat-e faqih)

  1. “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.

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