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Government and Politics – Al-Shia https://en.al-shia.org The al-Shia Scientific, Cultural, and Doctrinal Website Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:41:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://en.al-shia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-cropped-FIcon-32x32.png Government and Politics – Al-Shia https://en.al-shia.org 32 32 Wilāyat al-Faqīh: Exigency and Presuppositions Part 2 https://en.al-shia.org/wilayat-al-faqih-exigency-and-presuppositions-part-2/ https://en.al-shia.org/wilayat-al-faqih-exigency-and-presuppositions-part-2/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:30:14 +0000 https://en.al-shia.org/?p=10408 This is a continuation of the write up titled Wilāyat al-Faqīh: Exigency and Presuppositions written by Ayatollah Misbah Yazdei.

In this part, we shall look at the presuppositions of the theory of Wilāyat al-Faqīh The presuppositions of the theory of Wilāyat al-Faqīh According to Islam, the theory of wilāyat al-faqīh is among the subjects of the philosophy of politics. Every theory has to be based on an array of prescribed principles and presumptions accepted by those who regard the theory as valid.

A thorough examination of the principles that confirm the soundness of the theory of wilāyat al-faqīh and establish its superiority to other theories of the philosophy of politics naturally requires numerous discussions and voluminous books, which is not our concern as of the moment. Some of these discussions like those related to the exigency of government can be found in the book, Ḥuqūq wa Siyāsat dar Qur’ān [Law and Politics in the Qur’an].

Nevertheless, we will touch on whatever relevant to the issues treated in this volume. 1. The need for government The first principle and presupposition of the theory of wilāyat al-faqīh , which is approved by most other political theories is the principle of the society’s need for government. It is opposed only by anarchism.

Anarchists believe that people conduct themselves well by abiding by moral principles without the need for government, or they at least advocate the idea that the government should move in a direction leading to this end. That is, activities are carried out alongside the process of educating the people whereupon there is no need for government. The other philosophical schools, however, consider such proposition unrealistic.