Islamic government and democracy

Subject Areas : Nameh Elahiyat

erfan khoshbakht ¹ , Younes Vahed Yarijan ² , Sayyid Husayn Sadjadi ³

1 - PhD student in Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Responsible Author)
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-04-10 Accepted : 2023-04-29 Published : 2023-06-22

Keywords: Islam, democracy, Islamic government, Religious Democracy, goverment,

Abstract :

There are two fundamental issues regarding with Islamic government. Different and varied answers have been given to these two issues. So that the type of provided respond can lead to legitimacy and illegitimacy. So that some believe in boycotting the establishment of the government during the absence , and in contrast, some believe in the continuation of divine social orders and the necessity of establishing it. Accordingly, each of them offers a specific structure of political power throughout the history of Islam. But in real Islam, which is reflected in the rule of the prophets and their true successors, the approach of the people is colorful in the heart of the government. Therefore, the system and method of government, as a result of which the answers have been given, is more focused on the main role of the people in the government and the granting of political power to them. In Islam, this principle in Islam expresses and supports the method of governing. So that it chooses religious democracy as the main possible mechanism to achieve this goal establishment of government and its sustainability.