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To: RightWhale

Short answer, no.
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An Ayatollah Under Siege … in Tehran
Iran va Jahan ^ | October 04, 2006 | Nazenin Ansari

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Posted on 10/07/2006 8:37:29 AM CDT by nuconvert



An Ayatollah Under Siege ... in Tehran

Ayatollah Sayyid Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi, born in Tehran and educated in Qom, is the author of numerous books and treatises on ethics, spirituality and the Qur'an. The ayatollah adheres to the official state religion in Iran, "twelver" Ja'fari Shi'a Islam. This form of Shi'ism is founded on the concept of the twelve imams who were the rightful spiritual and political leaders of Muslims following the death of the Prophet Mohammed. It is believed that the twelfth (or "hidden") imam, known as the Mahdi, lives in "occultation" but will one day return and resume the leadership of the faithful. Until that moment arrives, Bouroujerdi and fellow traditional Shi'a believe that political and religious authority should remain separated.

Kazemeini Boroujerdi, speaking under conditions of siege, maintains: "There is only one individual who has not erred and has no flaws. He is the lord of the age, the imam Mahdi. Only he has the legitimate competence to rule and pass judgment."

In other words, in the absence of the Mahdi, a theocracy such as the one ruling Iran today is illegitimate both ideologically and theologically, and as such all religious laws are null and void.


84 posted on 10/08/2006 3:59:05 PM PDT by Valin (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: Valin

No, he does not sound Sufi, nor does he look Sufi. His logic seems good, though.


92 posted on 10/08/2006 4:30:55 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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