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'''Majority vote''', as a global value, refers to the thought and deliberation of most individuals in a group or a country who share common characteristics. Today, in many countries, the selection of the political system, government officials, as well as the processes of [[legislation]] and decision-making are based on the majority vote. The issue of the majority vote is a new phenomenon in the Islamic world that has faced numerous positive or negative reactions from religious thinkers, especially Shia and Sunni jurists. | '''Majority vote (in persian: [[:fa:رأی_اکثریت|رأی اکثریت]])''' , as a global value, refers to the thought and deliberation of most individuals in a group or a country who share common characteristics. Today, in many countries, the selection of the political system, government officials, as well as the processes of [[legislation]] and decision-making are based on the majority vote. The issue of the majority vote is a new phenomenon in the Islamic world that has faced numerous positive or negative reactions from religious thinkers, especially Shia and Sunni jurists. | ||
Shia jurists have presented several views regarding the validity or invalidity of the majority vote and whether it is binding on everyone. Absolute invalidity, absolute validity, and conditional validity of the majority vote are the viewpoints that Shia jurists have adopted on this matter, and each theorist has substantiated their view by citing rational arguments, verses, and narrations. According to Masoud Emami, a researcher in political jurisprudence, the difference in views regarding the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the majority vote is due to a difference in its foundational basis. | Shia jurists have presented several views regarding the validity or invalidity of the majority vote and whether it is binding on everyone. Absolute invalidity, absolute validity, and conditional validity of the majority vote are the viewpoints that Shia jurists have adopted on this matter, and each theorist has substantiated their view by citing rational arguments, verses, and narrations. According to Masoud Emami, a researcher in political jurisprudence, the difference in views regarding the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the majority vote is due to a difference in its foundational basis. | ||
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Majority vote | Majority vote is defined as the opinion, view, thought, idea, belief, and deliberation of most individuals in a group, organization, institution, or the people of a country who share common characteristics in terms of language, religion, race, etc.<ref>Dehkhoda, *Loghatnameh-ye Dehkhoda*, under "Ra'y" and "Aksariyat"; Amid, *Farhang-e Farsi-ye Amid*, under "Ra'y" and "Aksariyat"; Anvari, *Farhang-e Bozorg-e Sokhan*, under the words "Ra'y" and "Aksariyat".</ref> The terms majority and minority refer to the quantity and number of groups without considering their quality. In Islamic teachings, the term minority has been used to refer to the People of the Book as opposed to the Muslim majority; but today, these two terms are mostly used in political competitions and legislative processes. Groups and individuals who gain the support of half plus one of the citizens are called the absolute majority, and their rivals are called the absolute minority. However, it is usually difficult to obtain an absolute majority, for which reason scholars have introduced the term relative majority, which means the largest unit of a group, regardless of whether it is more than half or not.<ref>Salehi, *Demokrasi va E'tebar-e Ra'y-e Aksariyat dar Islam*, 2005, p. 61.</ref> | ||
=== Position in Contemporary Jurisprudence === | === Position in Contemporary Jurisprudence === | ||
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==Study Resources== | ==Study Resources== | ||
{{Main|Majority Vote (Study Resources)}} | {{Main|Majority Vote (Study Resources)}} | ||
In contemporary jurisprudential books, especially those that deal with issues of governance in Islam and the [[Wilayat al-Faqih|issue of Wilayat al-Faqih]], sections have been dedicated to the issue of the majority vote. One of the first works that has substantiated the position of the majority vote based on religious teachings is the book [[Tanbih al-Ummah wa Tanzih al-Millah]] by [[Mohammad-Hossein Gharavi Na'ini]]. In the first volume of the book [[Dirasat fi Wilayat al-Faqih wa Fiqh al-Dawlah al-Islamiyyah]] by [[Hussein-Ali Montazeri]], there are also references to this discussion. | In contemporary jurisprudential books, especially those that deal with issues of governance in Islam and the [[Wilayat al-Faqih|issue of Wilayat al-Faqih]], sections have been dedicated to the issue of the majority vote. One of the first works that has substantiated the position of the majority vote based on religious teachings is the book [[Tanbih al-Ummah wa Tanzih al-Millah]] by [[Mirza Mohammad-Hossein Gharavi Na'ini]]. In the first volume of the book [[Dirasat fi Wilayat al-Faqih wa Fiqh al-Dawlah al-Islamiyyah]] by [[Hussein-Ali Montazeri]], there are also references to this discussion. | ||
Regarding the validity and position of the majority vote in contemporary Shia jurisprudence, books and articles have also been written independently. Among these books is [[The Rational and Religious Validity of the Majority Vote]] by Masoud Emami. Articles such as "The Validity of the Majority Vote in Light of the Book and the Sunnah" by Masoud Emami, "The Validity and Position of the Majority Vote in the Political System of Islam" by Ruhollah Shakeri and Hossein Rajaei, "The Position of Minority and Majority in Islamic Political Thought" by Abolfazl Mousavian, and "The Validity of the Majority Vote" by [[Kazem Qazizadeh]] have also examined this issue from the perspective of Shia jurisprudence. | Regarding the validity and position of the majority vote in contemporary Shia jurisprudence, books and articles have also been written independently. Among these books is [[The Rational and Religious Validity of the Majority Vote]] by Masoud Emami. Articles such as "The Validity of the Majority Vote in Light of the Book and the Sunnah" by Masoud Emami, "The Validity and Position of the Majority Vote in the Political System of Islam" by Ruhollah Shakeri and Hossein Rajaei, "The Position of Minority and Majority in Islamic Political Thought" by Abolfazl Mousavian, and "The Validity of the Majority Vote" by [[Kazem Qazizadeh]] have also examined this issue from the perspective of Shia jurisprudence. | ||
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