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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Political Dimension of Religion in Shiism the Relation Between Religion and Power ========================================== Asabady, born in Iraq, played an important role among the contemporary thinkers of Islam. He considered "internal dictatorship and colonialism as the great enemies of the Islamic societies". During his journeys to Asia, he advised Muslims to assimilate occidental science but still to keep some reserves towards it.

He supported stoutly: "interdependence between Politics and religion and each Muslim's necessity to involve in the Politics of the country". Asabady stressed the idea of Islamic unity, which he considered more than necessary, because it reduces the external danger and strengthens the collective conscience. He was one of the thinkers who had a major role in Islamic acknowledgment of the notion of Jihad (holy fight).

Asabady's ideas inspired the ayatollah Khomeini the ruler of the Islamic revolution and the founder of the first Islamic Republic: "Asadabady tried to prove that Islam represents the foundation of an ideology guiding to prosperity and moral success of people and tried to make clear social philosophy and Islamic laws by defining the secondary elements of religion.

From his Islamic position he opposed Occidental culture and way of thinking announcing the national revolution against English, in Iraq, in 1920." The same conceptual approach was used in 1963 by the Imam Khomeini who opposed the Shah's reforms and started "the White Revolution" by denouncing the connections established by the Shah with the United States and Israel. The word "politics" used in Persian is of Arab origin and derives from "sas" and "iasus".

It has more significance, the most important one being "absolute ruling". A basic principle of Iranian Politics is found in Imam Hossein's testament: "I do not selfishly oppose against corruption and oppression. My goal is guiding Muslims according to Islamic precepts. I consider that one who does not obey the Holy Book and does not act for justice and respect for the true way cannot be called Imam or ruler.

In Islam, right to legislation and appliance of laws belongs to prophets." The Islamic government's goals are: o Use of wealth and budget in the interest of the Islamic nation. o Defense of Islam and nation. o Providing security and humans' peaceful life. o Protection of weak people.