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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Political Theory (Legislation): Volume 2 Session 24: Grand Strategies in the Realm of Governance and Implementation (Part 1) The exigency of government In initial discussions on Islamic political philosophy, I stated that, like any political system, the Islamic government has two basic axes: (1) law and legislation, and (2) management and implementation of law.

Previous discussions were essentially about the first axis, dealing with the importance of law, characteristics of ideal law, legislation in Islam and its conditions, while addressing the skepticism regarding the above. The present topic is management and implementation of law.

In order to have a clear understanding of the topic, we will realize that the more transparent and clear the goal and objective of an institution or organization, the easier it will be to understand its structure, working conditions and qualities in the people elected as its members. Therefore, to discuss the executive branch of Islamic government, i.e. its managerial aspect, we must be familiar with the reason for establishing the government including the goal of its management.

Notwithstanding the trend which considers government unnecessary, the majority of political philosophers regard the existence of government in society as necessary. That is, they believe that in society there should be a body which must issue orders, oblige people, implement ordinances acceptable to society and apprehend and punish violators. This premise is accepted by almost all thinkers and its need realized by every society.

In Islam this premise is also affirmed, and in the words of the Commander of the Faithful ( ‘a ) recorded in Nahj al-Balaghah : even if a society does not have an upright and meritorious government, a tyrannical government is still better than the absence of any government.[^1] It is because in the absence of government or the executive, there will be chaos, the rights of individuals violated and the interests of society trampled upon.

So, according to Islam, one of the most important social obligations of people is the establishment of an upright government so as to guarantee the interests of society. Different approaches on objectives of executive power We all know that executive power is for implementation of law, and thus, its objective is implementation of laws, but the nature and structure of the law which the state is trying to implement must be seen.