The Little Green Book is a collection of fatawah handed down by the most prominent and arguably one of the most influential Muslim clerics in modern history; the Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mosavi Khomeini, commonly known as the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Fatawah (the plural of fatwah) are Islamic religious decrees sent down by Muslim religious leaders.
Since Islam demands that Muslims abide by Sharia - Islamic law as individuals and as a society, these fatawah are not simply religious insights or advice.
They are legal pronouncements, and define the law of the land in an Islamic country.
In his unrivaled role as Iran's Supreme Leader and the highest-ranking cleric for Shi'a Muslims, the Ayatollah Khomeini's fatawah guided the lives of more Shi'a Muslims than did any other Islamic leader throughout history About the Author Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, 24 September 1902 - 3 June 1989), known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician.
He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution that saw the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death.
He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989.
Khomeini was a marja (source of emulation) in Twelver Shia Islam, a Mujtahid or faqih (an expert in Islamic law) and author of more than 40 books, but he is primarily known for his political activities.
He spent more than 15 years in exile for his opposition to the last Shah.
In his writings and preachings he expanded the theory of velayat-e faqih, the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (clerical authority), to include theocratic political rule by Islamic jurists.
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