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Title: The Role of Taqlid in Human Life
Author: Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi MiSbah Yazdi
Project supervisor: Cultural Affairs Department, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly (ABWA)
Translator: Agha Ali Raza Rizvi
Editor: Sayyidah jIffat Shah
Proofreader: Sayyid Baqir Husayni
Layout: Mariam Golzar
First Printing: 2015
All Rights Reserved


PREFACE—11
INTRUOUCTION—13
LECTURE ONE
THE RANKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (S) AND THE IMMACULATE IMAMS (AS)
The Significance of the Night of Ordainment (Laylat al-Qadr)—17
The Ranks of the Holy Prophet (s) and the Immaculate
Imams (as)—21
1. Tafsir (Quranic Interpretation); Teacher of Sacred Commandments and Dogma—22
2. Wilayah and Governance—27
Wilayat al-Faqih (Rulership of the Jurisprudent)—35
3. Judicial Authority and Supreme Arbitrator—37
Different Kinds of Wahi (Revelation)—44
4. Tazkiyah (Spiritual Purification) and Tarbiyat (Training)—50
LECTURE TWO
TAQLID, ITS STATUS AND NECESSITY
The Nature of Tazkiyah (Spiritual Purification) and Tarbiyat (Training)—55
The Ideal Role-Model for Human Training—59
The Holy Quran and Following Rightly-Guided
Individuals—61
Taqlid (or Emulation) Viewed by 'Aql and Fitrah—64
The Quran Invites People to Follow the Rightly-Guided and Stay Away from the Deviant—67
Desired Taqlid and Unacceptable Taqlid—69
Correct Taqlid and the Role of Pre-requisite Conditions—76
The Neccesity of Ijtihad and Taqlid with Religion—78
LECTURE THREE
FACTORS LEADING TO TAQLID
Need for Taqlid; Refuting the Theory that Taqlid is Instinctive in Nature—83
Correct Taqlid: A Method for Reaching Reality—86
Kinds of Blind Emulation and Incorrect Taqlid—89
1. Taqlid or imitation of the objectionable traditions of past generations—89
2. Taqlid for the sake of attaining fame and good-will—93
3. Taqlid for the sake of group interests—96
The Factor that Motivates a Blind Following of Western Culture—99
The Alliance between Hypocritical Factions and Foreign Powers—101
Desensitizing Muslims vis-à-vis their Sacred Values—106
LECTURE FOUR
THE POSSIBILITY AND NECESSITY OF FOLLOWING AND OBEYING IMMACULATE ROLE-MODELS
How to Follow the Immaculate Imams (as) During the Era of Occultation—111
The Alleged Impossibility of Following the Immaculate
Imams (s) Today—113
The Various Realms of Taqlid or Emulation—116
a) The Realm of Beliefs—116
b) The Realm of Essential Values—120
c) The Realm of Methodology—124
d) The Realm of Tools and Apparatus—133
LECTURE FIVE
WHY RELIGION IS CALLED INTO QUESTION
Anti-Religious Propaganda is a Result of Incompetent Political Policies—137
The Gradual Process of Discrediting Religion—139
Questioning the Admissibility of Following Religious Leaders—143
The Idea that Religion and the Actions of the Apostles Had an Expiry Date—146
The Necessity of Combating Open Instances of Heresy and Apostasy—151
LECTURE SIX
EMULATION VIS-À-VIS THE INTELLECT AND REVELATION
The Intellect's Role within Taqlid and Choosing a Correct Role-Model—157
The Intellect's Limited Reach—161
The Necessity of Learning the Articles of Belief from Their Relevant Sources—164
The Intellect's Submission to Revelation—168
The Criterion for Following the Holy Prophet (s) and the Ahl al-Bayt (as)—171
The Criterion for Emulating a Faqih is the Collective Behavior of Rational People—181
Similar Arguments of Westoxicated Individuals and Followers of the Pharaoh—184
Abiding by Islamic Laws and Negating Western Ones—186
LECTURE SEVEN
ISLAM AND LIBERALISM REGARDING TRADITION, BELIEFS AND VALUES
Another Look at the Instances Wherein Taqlid is
Necessary—191
The Different Instances of Taqlid—194
Unconditional Acknowledgement of the Sunnah (The
Prophet's (s) Words and Practices)—196
Negation of the Sunnah (The Prophet's (s) Traditions) and Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Under the Guise of Cultural Reconstruction—199
Islam and Liberalism vis-à-vis Values and Beliefs—202
Criticism Regarding the Invalidity of Emulating Religious Sages—206
LECTURE EIGHT
THE THEORY OF LEGAL RELATIVISM

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