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                  and  dependence.  (Imam             (Ref:     Imam      Khomeini,
                  Khomeini, 1999, Vol. 11:            1999, Vol. 1: 274-275; Ibid,
                  462-466)                            Vol.  9:  475;  Ibid,  Vol.  14:
                                                      274-275;  Ibid,  Vol.  15:
                  Also,  to  see  excerpts  of        327; Ibid, Vol. 16: 97; Ibid,

               Imam Khomeini's views about            Vol.  18:  37;  Ibid,  Vol.  19:
               the       clergy-government            3&305)
               relationship,  refer  to  these

               sources: (Ibid, Vol. 1: 417-418;           7.  Clergy-Government
               Ibid, Vol. 9: 225; Ibid, Vol. 13:             Interaction
               11-12&433-434; Ibid, Vol. 21:          Interaction  between  the

               288&292; Ibid, 2010: 138)              clergy  and  the  Islamic
                                                      government  is  an  outcome
                   6.  Clergy-People Interaction      of  the  social  and  religious
               The  Imam  Khomeini  tasks             standing  of  the  clergy.  On

               the clergy with safeguarding           one hand, the clergy is well
               the  people's  hearts  and             aware of Islamic law and is
               under different circumstances          tasked with  elucidating the

               urges  them  to  accompany             law  and  supervising  its
               people, reach understanding            correct  implementation  by
               with  them,  and  win  their           different sectors of government,
               trust in the government. He            and  on  the  other,  it  enjoys

               also  calls  upon  the  clergy         the  empathy  and  solidarity
               to invite people to regularly          of  Muslims  and  believers

               be  present  in  social  affairs       who  support  the  Islamic
               and  practice  perseverance.
                                                      government. Therefore, the
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