Posted on 07/26/2010 6:12:40 PM PDT by nuconvert
The Islamic Republic supreme leader's office issued one of the most important orders issued by the country's second leader. In sum, the order states that everyone must obey Mr. Khamenei.
The order to obey Mr. Khamenei is issued by himself while in recent days political activists have sent multiple letters to ayatollah Khamenei questioning his credentials and qualifications for leadership. Most prominently, imprisoned journalist Isa Saharkhiz listed charges against the leader in court.
According to the text published on ayatollah Khamenei's website, responding to a question about how one must obey the leader, he referred to himself as a "branch of the guardianship of the Prophet Mohammad and the Infallible Imams," "representative of the Hidden Imam," and ranked himself to be at the same level as Islam's Prophet Mohammed. He wrote, "Guardianship of faqih (religious jurisprudent) is the ruling of the qualified faqih in the absence of the Infallible Imam. It is a branch of the guardianship and ruling of the Prophet Mohammad and the Infallible Imams. You may ensure commitment to the Guardian Faqih by obeying his administrative rulings.
According to normal procedure, when ayatollah Khamenei's website issues a text, all domestic media outlets are obliged to publish the full text. But according to many, "ayatollah Khamenei is not a source of emulation, has not written a treatise and cannot respond to questions of this sort according to the Shiite jurisprudence."
A political expert told Rooz, "With this action, ayatollah Khamenei, who previously responded to non-political questions at the level of administering the city of Qom's sanitation infrastructure, has entered the area of political discourse. This so-called fatwa can be regarded as his new step toward a form of personal dictatorship."
The source continues, "Because he has not written a treatise and is not regarded as a source of emulation, ayatollah Khamenei had so far shied away from entering these topics. Even if he had, it was never published as a religious fatwa. That's why his new action is unprecedented."
In his latest meeting with Majlis lawmakers, ayatollah Khamenei made remarks about his position that were interpreted by some Majlis lawmakers as authorizing the disqualification of potential reformist candidates in the upcoming Majlis elections.
According to Rajanews, he is reported to have said, "An injury to the obedience to the faqih and the supreme leader is an injury to the Islamic regime itself, and I would not tolerate it from any person or group. Fortunately today, with God's blessing, all individuals and groups following the line of the Imam are committed to their obedience of the faqih and the supreme leader. We hope that conditions for their disobedience never emerge."
In addition, in recent months scores of hardline clerics and political figures have praised the supreme leader in speeches and writings, so much so that the publication of an article full of praise for him in the Kayhan newspaper was chastised by his office.
The recent fatwa from ayatollah Khamenei has been welcomed by hardline elements in the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Javan Online website, close to the IRGC, wrote, "According to hiring rules and procedures at government-owned companies and associations, as well as many educational institutions, 'obedience to the supreme leader' is an essential criterion for acceptance, and this element must be examined more carefully from now on."
Obama is busy now taking notes on how to issue his own ‘Obey Me’ fatwa...LOL!
Yeah, where's his birth certificate?
According to the text published on ayatollah Khamenei's website, responding to a question about how one must obey the leader, he referred to himself as a "branch of the guardianship of the Prophet Mohammad and the Infallible Imams," "representative of the Hidden Imam," and ranked himself to be at the same level as Islam's Prophet Mohammed... But according to many, "ayatollah Khamenei is not a source of emulation, has not written a treatise and cannot respond to questions of this sort according to the Shiite jurisprudence." A political expert told Rooz, "...This so-called fatwa can be regarded as his new step toward a form of personal dictatorship." The source continues, "Because he has not written a treatise and is not regarded as a source of emulation, ayatollah Khamenei had so far shied away from entering these topics. Even if he had, it was never published as a religious fatwa. That's why his new action is unprecedented." ...According to Rajanews, he is reported to have said, "An injury to the obedience to the faqih and the supreme leader is an injury to the Islamic regime itself, and I would not tolerate it from any person or group. Fortunately today, with God's blessing, all individuals and groups following the line of the Imam are committed to their obedience of the faqih and the supreme leader. We hope that conditions for their disobedience never emerge." ...Javan Online website, close to the IRGC, wrote, "According to hiring rules and procedures at government-owned companies and associations, as well as many educational institutions, 'obedience to the supreme leader' is an essential criterion for acceptance, and this element must be examined more carefully from now on."Maybe he stole the idea from Zero.
Dern birthers.
Gotta love a dictator with a sense of humor: issuing a religious declaration that says people must obey him. He truly is following in the Prophets footsteps.
Where’s that dang picture of Jon Lovitz doing “Mr. Mephistopholes” when you need it?
That oughta show Ali Sistani who the Supreme Guide of Shi’a Islam is. Next he has to issue a fatwa saying “Sistani is s stinky poopy pants. No changies, no nothing,” and he’ll consolidate his hegemony once and for all.
Took the words right out of my mouth..... :)
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exiled Iranian intellectual and cleric Hojjatoleslam Mohsen Kadivar, one of the most outspoken opponents of the concept of “rule of the religious jurisprudent”, has published on his official website (www.kadivar.com, July 17) an open letter to the chairman of the Assembly of Experts, Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, demanding that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei be removed from power. In the long-worded letter, Kadivar accused Khamenei of despotism, injustice, and violations of law. According to Kadivar, over his two decades as Supreme Leader, Khamenei has repeatedly violated the Iranian constitution, causing severe damage to the Islamic republic and weakening Islam. He called upon Rafsanjani to exercise the authority of the Assembly of Experts and impeach Khamenei.
In his letter, Kadivar claims that Khamenei prevents the Assembly of Experts from carrying out its responsibility of supervising the Supreme Leader, and that he has expressed to Assembly of Experts leaders his opposition to being supervised by it. Based on testimonies from Rafsanjani and Ahmad Jannati, the chairman of the Guardian Council, Kadivar says that Khamenei prevents bodies under his command from reporting their activities to the Assembly of Experts. Kadivar further asserts that previous efforts by the Assembly of Experts to limit the Supreme Leader’s term failed due to Khamenei’s objections. Kadivar noted that if Rafsanjani did not exercise his constitutional authority, the situation in the Islamic republic could no longer be reformed by legal means.
Kadivar’s letter, which was also published on websites affiliated with the reformist opposition, was met with much hostility from Iran’s conservative circles. An editorial published in the conservative daily Resalat strongly criticized Kadivar, claiming that exiled Iranian intellectuals competed to see who could cause the greatest offense to the Supreme Leader and the sanctity of Islam. Kadivar’s claims, the article says, are based on rumors circulating on Western anti-Iranian media, while his attack on the Supreme Leader reflects the concern of Iran’s enemies over its strong defense of the revolution led by the Supreme Leader. Kadivar would argue that his letter is based on the constitution, when in fact his entire letter questions the concept of “rule of the religious jurisprudent” on which the Islamic republic is based (Resalat, July 20).
Kadivar is one of the most prominent Iranian intellectuals opposed to the concept of “rule of the religious jurisprudent” (Velayat-e Faqih). Since the late 1990s, he has been calling to adopt new social and political patterns based on the principles of democracy and well-suited to modern times. He was arrested in February 1999 for spreading lies and propaganda against the regime and was released in July 2000. He lost his academic position several years ago, and currently resides in the US.
In addition to Kadivar, Issa Saharkhiz, a human rights activist and reformist journalist held under arrest this past year, also issued a call to remove Khamenei from power and bring him to trial. During his currently ongoing trial, Saharkhiz accused the Supreme Leader of violating clauses in the constitution and the principles of justice, and illegally interfering with the elections. He further claimed that he intended to file lawsuits against Khamenei for his silence over the torture of political prisoners in Iran (Jaras, July 18)
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e072.htm
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