Strategies of Political Jurisprudence for the Protection and Duration of Shiite Societies (from the Point of View of Imam Khomeini (R))

The issue of protection and duration of Shia communities has always been Imams and Shia leaders` concern. The current research, aiming to discover "strategies of political jurisprudence for the protection and duration of Shiite societies" from the perspective of Imam Khomeini through a descriptive-analytical method and library-based studies, is a new research. The model of government, having been derived from Imam Khomeini's jurisprudence and as an out-come of the practical experience and scientific heritage of the Shia community over many centuries, became a model for the protection and duration of the Shia community. In the shadow of the necessity of forming an Islamic government - based on the theory of faqih gaurdianship as the grand idea of ​​protection and continuity of the Shia society - they turned to designing various strategies, including uprising to form a religious government, transformation in ijtihad, identity legislation and system building, and gave an inspiring model for protection and duration of other Shia communities.