Leila Chamankhah teaches at the University of Dayton, USA. Her areas of research interest are Iranian Studies, Islamic studies, Shia intellectual history, and Middle Eastern studies.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Ibn ʿArabī and Wilāya.- 3. The Shaykhī School and Wilāya.- 4. The Schools of Tehran and Qum and Wilāya.- 5. Khomeini, Wilāya, and the Influence of Ibn ʿArabī.- 6. Khomeini as the Jurist and Wilāya.- 6. Conclusion.

“The book also offers an interesting account of the intellectual transformation of Ayatollah Khomeini … . The methodology used in this scholarship is a fascinating approach … . The book is overall well-organised and engages readers throughout with summaries and introductions in every chapter. It provides original and important texts on Akbarian mysticism and wilāya. More importantly, the book is a much-needed work of research into Shi‘i intellectual history and provides an important analytical methodology to future researchers.” (Jaffer Abbas Mirza, Journal of Shi'a Islmaic Studies, Vol. 13 (1), 2020)