a reformist political party founded by several members of the cabinet of the then President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjan; not in text? part of the power of the supreme leader: he is the leading Islamic jurist to interpret the meaning of religious documents and sharia emphasizes literal interpretation of Islamic texts, social conservatism, and political traditionalism clerics that had the power to veto any legislation passed by the Majles, as dictated by the Constitution of 1906 supreme leader and president, respectively the 12th imam that disappeared as a child; political legitimacy is given to the belief that he will return, but until he does, the rulers of Iran stand in his place as the true heirs of Islam the heirs of Islam as descendants of Muhammad; continued until the 12th descendant disappeared as a child encourages domestic industries to provide products needed by the population was created in 1988 when a number of prominent political figures split from the older and more conservative Tehran Militant Clergy Association; the association elected former President Khatami as its secretary-general, but he turned down the post, citing time constraints

1. The Executives of Construction Party

a reformist political party founded by several members of the cabinet of the then President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjan; not in text?

2. faqih

part of the power of the supreme leader: he is the leading Islamic jurist to interpret the meaning of religious documents and sharia

3. fundamentalism

emphasizes literal interpretation of Islamic texts, social conservatism, and political traditionalism

4. Guardian Council

clerics that had the power to veto any legislation passed by the Majles, as dictated by the Constitution of 1906

5. head of state, head of government

supreme leader and president, respectively

6. Hidden Imam

the 12th imam that disappeared as a child; political legitimacy is given to the belief that he will return, but until he does, the rulers of Iran stand in his place as the true heirs of Islam

7. imams

the heirs of Islam as descendants of Muhammad; continued until the 12th descendant disappeared as a child

8. import substitution industrialization

encourages domestic industries to provide products needed by the population

9. Iranian Militant Clerics Society

was created in 1988 when a number of prominent political figures split from the older and more conservative Tehran Militant Clergy Association; the association elected former President Khatami as its secretary-general, but he turned down the post, citing time constraints. Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Asqar Musavi Khoeniha agreed on 28 August 2005 to be secretary-general of the Militant Clerics Association

10. Islamic Iran Participation Front

Reforms Front; one of the parties in the Iranian Reformist Movement; formed an alliance with the Iranian Militant Clerics Society and is called the Khordad Front in the presidential election of 2000, wining the reelection for reformer Muhammad Khatami