Wilayah, the Station of the Master

Author: Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari

Translator: Yahya Cooper

Publisher: World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS)

This text is a detailed study of the different meanings of the word Wilayah. The present translation is a very short example of the writing of the late Murtadha Mutahhari, but it gives a taste of the broad scope of his view of Islam and its dealings with every aspect of human life.

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Chapters

  1. Publisher's Foreword
  2. Translator's Foreword
  3. The Word "Wali"
  4. Wila' In A Positive Sense, With A Special Meaning
  5. What Does Nearness To Allah Mean?
  6. The Outward Life And The Life Of Meaning
  7. From Human Servility To Divine Sovereignty

First published on al-islam.org.

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