The Role of Taqlid in Human LifeThe practice of taqlid or following expert opinion is an inescapable necessity within human society. It prevents the appearance of chaos within society, inhibiting individuals from interfering in, and expressing views on, subjects that lie outside the scope of their expertise. Today, when we have no access to the Imams (a) who are the immaculate Guides and continue to languish within the period of occultation, this task of conveying correct Islamic