Sheikh Mansour Leghaei - State and Religion in Islam Wilayatul Faqih - Part 1

Sheikh Mansour Leghaei gives a brief introductory talk on the issue of State and Religion according to Islam, and the issue of Wilayatul Faqih (Authority of the Jurist) within this context. Firstly, his eminence takes a brief glance at ruling systems throughout history and ancient times, highlighting the prevalence of theocracy, or the non-separation of 'state and religion), throughout the ages. Sheikh Mansour explains that in fact secularism (the separation of state and religion) is a new phenomenon, and