Majority vote

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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.

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===Conceptualization===

Majority vote ~~(in English: Majority vote and in Arabic: أغلبية الأصوات)~~ 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>

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 ===

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 *'''Abstract'''
-'''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.
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 ===Conceptualization===
-Majority vote (in English: Majority vote and in Arabic: أغلبية الأصوات) 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>
+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 ===

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