187 For more details in this particular field...

187 For more details in this particular field, see from amongst the al-Fiqh Series, the books of “The Islamic Government”, (volumes 101-102), “Politics” (volumes 105-106), “Economics” (volumes 107-108), “Society” (vol. 109-110), “Management” (vol. 103-104), “Governance in Islam” (vol. 99), “Freedoms” (vol.

139), and also “The New Order for the World of Faith, Freedom, Welfare, and Peace”, “If Islam Were To Be Established”, “Islamic System of Government”, “The Means to Awaken the Muslims”, “The Dynamics of Change for the Salvation of the Muslims”, and suchlike by the late Ayatollah al-Udma Sayyid Muhammad Shirazi. Answer: Yes, Islam has the best kind of politics, and the finest kind of management for the country and the people. Q.

Is the Islamic system of government a republic or a monarchist system? A. It is neither a republic nor a monarchist in the conventional sense, as found in the political dictionary of the western world today. It is a form of consultative system, and given the consensus nature of the system it would be correct to call it a republican, for the system of governance in Islam is neither monarchy nor hereditary. Q. What are the qualities of the head of the Islamic government? A.

He is a Muslim believer who has thorough understanding and expertise in Islam. He is proficient about the worldly affairs and is empowered with the ability not to deviate from the standards of justice in all matters. So, whoever possesses these qualities and the majority of people accept him, he can be the head of the government. Whenever he looses any of these qualities he is removed from his position immediately.

However, if the people would not agree with his leadership they have the right to change him and choose another individual who meets the criteria. Q. Who chooses the Islamic head of government? A. The majority of the people do, this is of course if he is not a ma‘s}oom who has been appointed by Almighty Allah such as the prophet or one of the ma‘s}oom Imams peace be upon them all. Governance Q.

Are there elections, referendum, voting, parliament, and municipalities, and suchlike in the Islamic system? A. Yes, it has all of these – and that is with respect to our time, the time of occultation of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance – but in the Islamic format.