Abbasali Amid Zanjani

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'''Abbasali Amid Zanjani''' (1316-1390 SH) was an Iranian Shia *mujtahid* and an expert in the fields of [[political jurisprudence]] and law. Amid Zanjani was a graduate of both the [[Qom Seminary]] and the [[Najaf Seminary|Najaf]] and experienced representation in the parliament, teaching at universities, and the presidency of Tehran University in the Islamic Republic. He taught constitutional law and general Islamic law in academic and scientific centers and had numerous writings in these two arenas, of which the [[Political Jurisprudence (book)|ten-volume collection of political jurisprudence]] is the most famous.

'''Abbasali Amid Zanjani''' (in Persian: [[:fa:عباسعلی_عمید_زنجانی|عباسعلی عمید زنجانی]]) (1316-1390 SH) was an Iranian Shia *mujtahid* and an expert in the fields of [[political jurisprudence]] and law. Amid Zanjani was a graduate of both the [[Qom Seminary]] and the [[Najaf Seminary|Najaf]] and experienced representation in the parliament, teaching at universities, and the presidency of Tehran University in the Islamic Republic. He taught constitutional law and general Islamic law in academic and scientific centers and had numerous writings in these two arenas, of which the [[Political Jurisprudence (book)|ten-volume collection of political jurisprudence]] is the most famous.

Amid Zanjani believes in [[absolute wilayat al-faqih]] in political jurisprudence and the structure of Islamic government but considers it compatible with the [[right to vote|people's right to vote]]. He believes in [[political development]] and the expansion of freedoms. He considers justice to be the most fundamental concept of political jurisprudence, and on this basis, he proposes public oversight of the Islamic government. In the field of [[human rights]], he believes in [[human dignity|dignity]] and [[equality|equality of human beings]] and has written that [[rights of religious minorities|religious minorities]] in [[Islamic government]], even if they pay *jizya*, enjoy many rights according to the *dhimma* contract and, contrary to popular belief, are not humiliated. In his view, [[apostasy]] is, in fact, a renunciation of political citizenship, and its ruling is determined by the court.

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-'''Abbasali Amid Zanjani''' (1316-1390 SH) was an Iranian Shia *mujtahid* and an expert in the fields of [[political jurisprudence]] and law. Amid Zanjani was a graduate of both the [[Qom Seminary]] and the [[Najaf Seminary|Najaf]] and experienced representation in the parliament, teaching at universities, and the presidency of Tehran University in the Islamic Republic. He taught constitutional law and general Islamic law in academic and scientific centers and had numerous writings in these two arenas, of which the [[Political Jurisprudence (book)|ten-volume collection of political jurisprudence]] is the most famous.
+'''Abbasali Amid Zanjani''' (in Persian: [[:fa:عباسعلی_عمید_زنجانی|عباسعلی عمید زنجانی]]) (1316-1390 SH) was an Iranian Shia *mujtahid* and an expert in the fields of [[political jurisprudence]] and law. Amid Zanjani was a graduate of both the [[Qom Seminary]] and the [[Najaf Seminary|Najaf]] and experienced representation in the parliament, teaching at universities, and the presidency of Tehran University in the Islamic Republic. He taught constitutional law and general Islamic law in academic and scientific centers and had numerous writings in these two arenas, of which the [[Political Jurisprudence (book)|ten-volume collection of political jurisprudence]] is the most famous.
 Amid Zanjani believes in [[absolute wilayat al-faqih]] in political jurisprudence and the structure of Islamic government but considers it compatible with the [[right to vote|people's right to vote]]. He believes in [[political development]] and the expansion of freedoms. He considers justice to be the most fundamental concept of political jurisprudence, and on this basis, he proposes public oversight of the Islamic government. In the field of [[human rights]], he believes in [[human dignity|dignity]] and [[equality|equality of human beings]] and has written that [[rights of religious minorities|religious minorities]] in [[Islamic government]], even if they pay *jizya*, enjoy many rights according to the *dhimma* contract and, contrary to popular belief, are not humiliated. In his view, [[apostasy]] is, in fact, a renunciation of political citizenship, and its ruling is determined by the court.

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