Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

40 Questions on Islamic State; A Collection of Students' Queries - Political Thought (1)

Author: Hamid-Reza Shakerin
Translator: Hussein Masoody
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Category:

• The Definition of Islamic State
• Question No. 1
• Notes
• The Necessity and the Goal of Islamic State
• Question No. 2
• Note
• Society and Islamic State
• Question No. 3
• Notes
• The Arguments of Proponents and Opponents of “Islamic State and Religious Politics”
• Question No. 4: The Arguments for Islamic State
• The First Category
• The Second Category
• The Third Category
• The Fourth Category
• Question No. 5
• Question No. 6
• Notes
• Phases, Varieties and Structure of the Islamic State
• Question No. 7: Imamate and Caliphate
• Notes
• The Advantages of Islamic State
• Question No. 8
• 1. Difference in goals
• 2. Difference in the government’s functions
• 3. Difference in methods
• 4. Difference in the source of legislation
• 5. Difference in the rulers and the agents
• A. Scientific qualification
• B. The management competence
• C. Moral qualification
• Notes
• The Church’s Sovereignty
• Question No. 9
• Islam and the State
• Notes
• The Muslim Scholar’s Authority (Wilayat-e Faqih)
• Question No. 10
• Note
• The evidence for Muslim Scholar’s Authority
• Question No. 11
• Notes
• The Absolute Authority of the Muslim scholar
• Question No. 12
• Notes
• The role of the Muslim scholars
• Question No. 13
• Notes
• Governmental prerogatives
• Question No. 14
• The governmental prerogatives of the Impeccable
• Notes
• Legislation
• Question No. 15: Jurisprudence and Legislation
• Question No. 16: Praxis and Legislation
• Definition of praxis
• Types of praxis
• The status of “praxis” in the Islamic jurisprudence and law
• Secular Praxis
• Notes
• Jurisprudential and Scientific Management
• Question No. 17
• Note
• The Role of Achievement & Science
• Question No. 18
• Islam and Economics
• Question No. 19
• Note
• The Status of Reason
• Question No. 20
• Note
• Islamic State and the Demands of the Time
• Question No. 21
• Question No. 22
• Notes
• Legitimacy and Acceptability
• Question No. 23
• The definition of legitimacy
• The sources of legitimacy
• First: The libertarian theories
• The critique of the views
• Second: The functionalist theories
• Critique
• Third: The theory of divine legitimacy
• Legitimacy in Islam
• Choosing the Authoritative Muslim scholar (“Wali Faqih”)
• Notes
• Appointment or Election
• Question No. 24
• Notes
• Acceptability and Legitimacy
• Question No. 25
• Notes
• Preventing dictatorship
• Question No. 26
• Question No. 27
• Notes
• The Status of God and People in Islamic State
• Question No. 28
• Notes
• The status of people
• Question No. 29
• The Role of Allegiance
• Question No. 30
• Allegiance in Islam
• Notes
• Republicanism and Islamic State
• Question No. 31
• Note
• The Duties of People and Statesmen
• Question No. 32
• Islamic State and Civil Institutes
• Question No. 33
• The Basic Rights and Personal Freedoms
• Question No. 34
• 1. Equality
• 2. Enjoying legal support
• 3. Political rights
• 4. Social rights
• Impunities
• Notes
• Ensuring freedoms
• Question No. 35
• 1. Personal freedom
• 2. Basic freedoms
• Question No. 36
• Notes
• Controlling Power in Islamic State
• Question No. 37
• 1. Expertise mistakes
• 2. The mistakes resulting from deficiencies
• Dictatorship and Islamic State
• Question No. 38
• 1. Dictatorial government
• 2. The features of Islamic State
• Question No. 39
• The definition of power
• Power and corruption
• Controlling power in non-religious governments
• The methods for internal control of power in Islam
• 1. Religious expertise (Fiqahat)
• 2. Divine worldview
• 3. The type of attitude toward power
• Moral control
• 1. Justice
• 2. Piety
• 3. Patience and good behavior
• The mechanisms for external control of power in Islam
• 1. The direct divine control
• a. Legislation
• b. Negating legitimacy
• c. Punishment
• d. Regulation of mutual rights
• e. Equality before law
• 2. Public control
• a. The necessity of counsel
• b. Public responsibility
• c. Devoting all efforts to Muslims’ affairs
• d. Enjoining good and forbidding evil
• e. Advising the Muslim leaders
• Notes
• The position of “enjoining good” (amr bi ma‘ruf)
• Question No. 40
• Notes
• Bibliography