The Importance of Political Authority in the Islamic World

Anirazi believes political dominion is bestowed by God. Even the Safavid Shahs rule as a mere substitute in the absence of the true ruler, the imam. Moula Sadra and Shaikh Bahai were not only philosophers and theologians, but held the position of Shaikh Al-Islam under the Safavid's. Anirazi: We can easily think of rulers without wisdom, and of wise men who had no power.