 Also they must hold the religious office of source of imitation and be permitted to deliver independent judgments on general principles (fatwas).Chapter one of the constitution, where fundamental principles are expressed, states that continual ejtehad by qualified jurists is a principle in Islamic government.Likewise Article 5 expresses that an individual jurist who is endowed with all necessary qualities, or a council of jurists, has the right to rule in the Islamic republic as long as the Twelfth Imam remains in occultation.