Islamic Theocratism
A doctrine that hands the state to the Islamic clergy and makes sharia the supreme law, above popular sovereignty, as in Khomeini's guardianship of the jurist (velayat-e faqih) in Iran and the Taliban emirate in Afghanistan.
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In one sentence
I want God's sovereignty above the vote, with the religious jurist in command, sharia as the only law and an economy free of usury.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 98% of the 253 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 59This ideology 1
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Immigration
On Immigration, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 50This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ruhollah Khomeini
Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Khomeini created the Islamic republic and instituted the rule of the religious jurist, fusing theocracy and state and transforming Iran into a revolutionary power of Shia Islam.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman94%
SociallyMuammar GaddafiRevolutionary and dictator95%
EconomicallyGetúlio VargasStatesman99%
Other compatible profiles
Political theorySayyid QutbIslamist theorist94%
PoliticsSaddam HusseinDictator94%
PoliticsSergei MelikovSenator and former Head of Dagestan92%
PoliticsBenito MussoliniDictator91%
PoliticsSaladinSultan of Egypt and Syria90%
PoliticsQin Shi HuangFirst Emperor of China90%
PoliticsMohammed bin SalmanStatesman90%
PoliticsNapoleon BonaparteEmperor90%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Other close countries
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region96%
SociallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic97%
EconomicallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy99%
The most distant
Ottoman Empire
1299–1922A vast Muslim empire, the Ottomans ruled for centuries over lands spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa under the power of the sultan and caliph, uniting religious and political authority with great diversity of peoples and faiths.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyGaddafi's Libya1969–201195%
SociallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 a.C.92%
EconomicallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198799%
The most distant
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