1. The verdict of Qom.
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SACRED space , *SHI'AH -- Doctrines , *SHIITE religious practice , *HISTORICAL source material ,IRANIAN politics & government, 1979-1997 ,IRANIAN religions - Abstract
The article discusses the importance of Qom, Iran, a religious center of the Shia Muslim world. Qom is the place from which the Ayatollah Khomeini launched his Iranian revolution in 1979. The article discusses Khomeini's belief in velayat-e faqih, a supposed mandate from God that applies to political power. The article discusses how the beliefs of Qom influence Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the current government of Iran.
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- 2007