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In the eighth volume of the ten-volume series "Political Jurisprudence," titled "Jurisprudence and Politics," Amid Zanjani explores Islamic political thought, the theory of the Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist), and its scope of authority through the perspectives of approximately thirty prominent Shia jurists. This analysis is organized into three historical categories, spanning from Sheikh Saduq to Imam Khomeini. The first chapter of this book (Essentials of Political Jurisprudence) serves as a summary of the eighth volume and examines the developments in political jurisprudence over the past thousand years, divided into four periods and viewed through the perspectives of ten distinguished jurists. | In the eighth volume of the ten-volume series "Political Jurisprudence," titled "Jurisprudence and Politics," Amid Zanjani explores Islamic political thought, the theory of the Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist), and its scope of authority through the perspectives of approximately thirty prominent Shia jurists. This analysis is organized into three historical categories, spanning from Sheikh Saduq to Imam Khomeini. The first chapter of this book (Essentials of Political Jurisprudence) serves as a summary of the eighth volume and examines the developments in political jurisprudence over the past thousand years, divided into four periods and viewed through the perspectives of ten distinguished jurists. | ||
The book examines the first period, referred to as the "Era of the Ancients" (approximately 250 years), through the perspectives of prominent scholars such as Sheikh Saduq, Sheikh Mufid, Sheikh Tusi, and Ibn Idris, as reflected in their works. The second period, titled "The Systematization of Political Jurisprudence within the Framework of Ijtihad," focuses on the contributions of Mohaghegh Helli and Mohaghegh Karaki. The authors introduce the third period, named "Independent Transformation in Political Jurisprudence," which follows the revival of ijtihad by Vahid Behbahani (d. 1208 AH); however, they limit their analysis of political jurisprudence to the works of Mohammad Mahdi Naraqi (Awā'id al-Ayyām) and Mohammad Hasan Najafi (Jawāhir al-Kalām). In the fourth period, titled "Major Justifications in the Explanation of Political Jurisprudence," the political thoughts of two contemporary jurists are discussed in relation to two significant historical phases in Iran: the views of [[Mirza Mohammad-Hossein Gharavi Na'ini|Mirza Na'ini]] during the [[Constitutional Revolution]] and the ideas of [[Imam Khomeini]] regarding the monarchical and [[Islamic Republic systems]] (pp. 13-48). | The book examines the first period, referred to as the "Era of the Ancients" (approximately 250 years), through the perspectives of prominent scholars such as Sheikh Saduq, Sheikh Mufid, Sheikh Tusi, and Ibn Idris, as reflected in their works. The second period, titled "The Systematization of Political Jurisprudence within the Framework of Ijtihad," focuses on the contributions of Mohaghegh Helli and Mohaghegh Karaki. The authors introduce the third period, named "Independent Transformation in Political Jurisprudence," which follows the revival of ijtihad by Vahid Behbahani (d. 1208 AH); however, they limit their analysis of political jurisprudence to the works of Mohammad Mahdi Naraqi (Awā'id al-Ayyām) and Mohammad Hasan Najafi (Jawāhir al-Kalām). In the fourth period, titled "Major Justifications in the Explanation of Political Jurisprudence," the political thoughts of two contemporary jurists are discussed in relation to two significant historical phases in Iran: the views of [[Mirza Mohammad-Hossein Gharavi Na'ini|Mirza Na'ini]] during the [[Constitutional Revolution]] and the ideas of [[Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini|Imam Khomeini]] regarding the monarchical and [[Islamic Republic systems]] (pp. 13-48). | ||
==The necessity of establishing a government and protecting the rights of the people== | ==The necessity of establishing a government and protecting the rights of the people== | ||
According to the author, the historical context of political jurisprudence can be traced through the categorization of jurisprudential discussions and the arrangement of jurisprudential literature among Shia and Sunni scholars. | According to the author, the historical context of political jurisprudence can be traced through the categorization of jurisprudential discussions and the arrangement of jurisprudential literature among Shia and Sunni scholars. | ||