The students are looking to Najaf, appealing for help.

The students are looking to Najaf, appealing for help. Should we sit idle, waiting for them to enjoin the good upon us and call us to our duties?[^4] Our young people studying in Europe are enjoining the good upon us; say to us: “We have organized Islamic associations; now help us!”[^5] It is our duty to bring all these matters to the attention of the people. We must explain what the form of government is in Islam and how rule was conducted in the earliest days of Islamic history.

We must tell them how the center of command and the seat of the judiciary under it were both located…