The Principles of Governmental Jurisprudence as the Logic of Deducing Governmental Jurisprudence

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Professor, Institute for Culture and Islamic Thought, Qom, Iran

2 Level Four, Qom Seminary, Qom, Iran

10.22081/psq.2024.69387.2894

Abstract

Today, with the evolution of social systems, the continuous development of human life, and the growing complexity of issues, a vast array of subjects has emerged for jurisprudence to address. Responding to these issues, in line with managing and overseeing the social system of a religious community, requires a shift in perspective toward a governance-oriented jurisprudence. As approaches to jurisprudence evolve toward a more comprehensive, enduring, and dynamic framework, the need for jurisprudential principles at this level becomes increasingly essential. However, despite previous discussions on governance jurisprudence, there has been little focus on its foundational principles. Achieving governmental jurisprudence requires establishing principles that align with this framework. This research, which aims to define governance-oriented jurisprudential principles as the logic of deduction in the governance approach to jurisprudence, utilizes a descriptive-analytical method centered on the philosophy of jurisprudential principles. It concludes that governance-oriented principles, while not entirely separate from traditional jurisprudential standards, adopt a perspective geared toward deriving rulings suited to the administration of a larger society. Consequently, these principles may differ significantly from traditional principles of jurisprudence. Therefore, effectively crafting this methodology and deductive framework for managing an Islamic governance system necessitates principles of jurisprudence that not only keep jurisprudence ahead of societal needs but also prevent it from becoming subordinate to social conditions. Ideally, these principles should consider issues not in isolation but as part of a cohesive network of interconnected topics, accounting for the understanding of Sharia across all levels of society. Governance-oriented jurisprudential principles thus play an essential foundational role, facilitating, structuring, and supporting the derivation of governance-oriented jurisprudence—a process that is unattainable without a thorough and comprehensive grasp of governance jurisprudence.

Keywords

References

Amid Zanjani, A. A. (1988). Political Jurisprudence (Vol. 1). Tehran: Amirkabir. [In Persian]
Ayatollah Khomeini. (2001). Kitab al-Bay (Vol. 2). Tehran: The Center for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Imam Khomeini. [In Arabic]
Ayatollah Khomeini. (2003). Sahifeh-ye Imam (Vols. 1, 12, 19 & 21). Tehran: The Center for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Imam Khomeini. [In Persian]
Ayatollah Khomeini. (2006). Tahrir al-Wasilah (Vol. 1). Tehran: The Center for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Imam Khomeini. [In Arabic]
Ayatollah Khomeini. (2011). Charter of the Clergy. Tehran: The Center for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Imam Khomeini. [In Persian]
Fayyumi, A. (1992). Al-Misbah al-Munir (Vol. 1). Beirut: Dar Ihya' al-Turath. [In Arabic]
Freund, J. (2005). What is Politics?. Tehran: Agah. [In Persian]
Jafari, M. T. (1993). Research in the Philosophy of Science. Tehran: Sharif University of Technology. [In Persian]
Javadi Amoli, A. (2011). Closing Ceremony of the International Congress Commemorating the Centenary of the Death of Mulla Mohammad Kazem Akhund Khorasani. Retrieved from https://news.esra.ir/fa/w/290927 [In Persian]
Khamenei, S. A. (1991). Statements in the Advanced Jurisprudence Course. Retrieved from https://farsi.khamenei.ir/newspart-index?id=2491&nt=2&year = 1370&tid=1037 [In Persian]
Khamenei, S. A. (1992). Message to the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom . Retrieved from https://farsi.khamenei.ir/newspart-index?id=2642&nt=4&year =1371&tid=2220 [In Persian]
Khamenei, S. A. (1997). Speech at the Eighth Anniversary of the Death of Imam Khomeini. Retrieved from https://farsi.khamenei.ir/newspart-index?tid =2220 [In Persian]
Khamenei, S. A. (2019). Speech at a Meeting with Seminary Students. Retrieved from https://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=42463 [In Persian]
Kulayni, M. (2008). Al-Kafi (Vol. 1). Qom: Society of Seminary Teachers. [In Arabic]
Mohaqeq Karaki, A. (1988). Rasa'il al-Mohaqeq al-Karaki (Vol. 2). Qom: Grand Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi Public Library. [In Arabic]
Mulla Sadra, M. (2004). Asfar (Vol. 1). Tehran: Sadra Islamic Wisdom Foundation. [In Persian]
Naini, M. H. (2014). Tanbih al-Ummah wa Tanzih al-Millat. Qom: Bustan-e Ketab. [In Arabic]
Qazi Shariat Panahi, S. A. (2016). Constitutional Law and Political Institutions. Tehran: Mizan. [In Persian]
Raghib Isfahani, H. (1995). Mufradat Alfazh al-Quran. Beirut: Zu'l-Qarnayn. [In Arabic]
Sadr, M. B. (1980). Along with the Evolution of Ijtihad. Tehran: Ruzbeh. [In Persian]
Sadr, M. B. (2000). Durūs fī ‘Ilm al-Uṣūl. Qom: Islamic Publications. [In Arabic]
Shahid Thani, Z. (2011). Ma'alim al-Din wa Maladh al-Mujtahidin. Qom: Society of Seminary Teachers. [In Arabic]
Soroush, A. (2006). Expansion of Prophetic Experience. Tehran: Serat. [In Persian]
 

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics