Manifestaion of Absolute Guardianship of Jurist (Wilayat al-Faqih) in the Practical Lifestyle of Akhund Khorāsāni

Akhund Khorāsāni is one of the religious scholars who believes in absolute guardianship of Muslim jurist during the Occultation (Ghaybah) period. Recently, some writers have tried with a political motive to make a contrast between Akhund Khorāsāni's view and that of Imam Khomeini, assuming that Akhund Khorāsāni denies the idea of guardianship of jurist.The present essay confirms, through the evidence provided by the author, that Akhund Khorāsāni's has a strong and deep belief in the absolute authority of guardian jurist and answers are given to the doubts raised in this respect. This paper tries to shed light on Akhund Khorāsāni's practical lifestyle by underlining the difference between a governmental judgment and a legal injunction, judicial judgment and enjoining good and forbidding evil and the status and dignity of faqihs.