KHUTAB XII: 17. WILĀYAH TAKWĪNIYYAH
17. WILĀYAH TAKWĪNIYYAH Definition and Scope The term wilāyah (وِلاَيَة) is derived from the verb waliya (وَلِيَ) yalī (يَليْ) , “to be near (someone or something)”, “to adjoin (something)”; ( وَلَاء walā’, وَلَايَة walāyah ); “to be a friends (of someone)”, “to be friends”; وَلَايَة) walāyah , wilāyah ), “to be in charge, to run, to administer, to govern, to rule, to have power.” Therefore, the term wilāyah means “authority, power.” According to Shia (Shī‘ah ) theology, it is the authority invested in the Prophet ( ﷺ ) and the ahlu ’l-bayt (the Prophet’s family) as representatives of Allah the Almighty on this earth. The Iranian cleric, philosopher, lecturer and politician Morteza Motahhari مُرْتَضى مُطَهَّرِي) , 1919–979) [1] mentioned four dimensions of wilāyah in : (a) Wilāyah Maḥabbah, namely, the right of love of the Prophet and his ...