Abdolrahim Soleimani Ardestani
It is possible that when the "white smoke" emerges, it will be completely contrary to our expectations.
Perhaps if a personality like Mr. Khatami were to become a temporary leader [for a transition to democracy], the people might accept it.
Soleimani Ardestani: If Mr. Khamenei changes his approach, I too will become his supporter.
With this current direction, I am not optimistic [about reaching the third leadership].
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Soleimani Ardestani: Islam no longer holds a place in the minds of the majority of our society's youth today.
For these 46 years, we have been paying the price for a single mistake (the occupation of the U.S. Embassy).
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Soleimani Ardestani: What is being interpreted as Velayat-e Faqih today is a catastrophe!
Throughout history, the majority of Shiite jurists believed that something called Velayat-e Faqih (in the sense of the rule of the jurist) does not exist.
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Soleimani Ardastani: The Islamic Republic has been transformed into an individual rule (or a one-person government).
I believe there is no such thing as an Islamic Government!
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Soleimani Ardastani: Ayatollah Mesbah (Yazdi) was fiercely in favor of individual rule (authoritarian rule/monocracy).
Among traditional scholars, Ayatollah Mesbah (Yazdi) had the worst reaction (or attitude/approach) toward the new human rights system.
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Soleimani Ardastani: The Leader told Mr. Mesbah (Yazdi) that he is the Motahhari of our time!
The only commonality I see between these two people is that both of their turbans are white!
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Soleimani Ardastani: The Islamic Republic's interpretation (reading) of Islam is an unprecedented interpretation.
In this interpretation, a republic has been formed in which the people have no role whatsoever (are powerless).
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Soleimani Ardastani: The security offices the Special Clerical Court, and so on, have had one achievement, and that is fostering hypocrisy!
[These agencies] have turned human beings into hypocrites who speak according to the government's wishes, but their belief is something else.
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Soleimani Ardastani: Someone on television portrayed Imam Ali and the Prophet as ill-tempered and disagreeable; yet, not a single voice was raised from the seminary !
When ethics disappear, commitment also disappears; this is how corruption becomes widespread and institutionalized.
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Soleimani Ardastani: I was prepared for the insults and accusations.
My hypothesis was that the reading (interpretation) presented of Shia Islam destroys ethics.
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Soleimani Ardastani: Whenever religion has taken charge of government, it has been harmed itself.
What I have seen in these 48 years is completely consistent with my studies in the history of religions.
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