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Explicitly, Shi’a political thought contrasts the doctrine of Liberalism basing itself on underlying moral values drawn by Islamic jurisprudence and ethics. As a result, human rights and duties must be defined according to these fundamental Islamic rules and values instead of being neutral. There is no doubt that a comprehensive assessment of Shi’a political doctrine requires a profound comparative discussion about these moral philosophical issues that are absent in the present book.

The content of the book is concerned mostly with the clarification of what is the desirable political regime among Imami jurists.

This type of discussion belongs to Islamic political jurisprudence (al- fiqh al-siyasi), but it is correct to keep in mind the fact that al- fiqh al-siyasi does not confine itself to the question of ‘what is the desirable model of state- political regime- among Muslim thinkers?’ The mutual rights of the governed and governors, the method of controlling political power at the various levels, and the rights of minorities are just some significant examples of political fiqh i debates that should be considered in an exhaustive assessment of Shi’a political thought.

In any case it is hoped that this book has succeeded in explaining some of the major elements of current Imami political theory. [^1]: Martin Hollis, Models of Man, Cambridge University Press, 1977. [^2]: Joseph Raz, Liberalism Autonomy and the Politics of Neutral Concern, Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 1982, p. 7. Previous…