The logic of desirable governance based on the principle of

Kalantari, Ebrahim

The logic of desirable governance based on the principle of "blending religion and worldliness" in the Islamic Revolution

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Ebrahim Kalantari

Tehran University

Abstract

The distinction of the great Islamic Revolution of Iran from the great revolutions of the world is related more than anything to the fundamental principles that are considered as structural and identity components of this revolution. Among these identity components is the “principle of merging religion and the world”, which none of the great revolutions of the world have enjoyed. This component simultaneously reveals the comprehensiveness and eternity of the pure Islam of Muhammad (PBUH), and both declares the position and manner of the Islamic Revolution’s confrontation with Western culture, technology and civilization, and also provides a new logic regarding desirable governance in the administration of Islamic society in the light of the Islamic political system. Studying, researching and explaining the dimensions and effects of the numerous identity components of the Islamic Revolution, including the component of “merging religion and the world”, remains a necessity that should not be neglected or ignored by scholars in the field of the Islamic Revolution. Based on this necessity, the author attempts to discuss and examine in this study how to achieve the logic of desirable governance based on this important component of the Islamic Revolution. The final result of this effort is that the main, comprehensive, and reliable software for the desirable governance of the political and social system that emerged from the Great Islamic Revolution is "governmental jurisprudence," that is, the same comprehensive jurisprudence that the architect of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (peace be upon him), endured many difficulties and efforts to produce, promote, publish, and operationalize in the context of Islamic society and to invite committed jurists to promote and update it.

Keywords

Islamic Revolution

mixing religion and worldliness

Westernization

desirable governance

governmental jurisprudence

Subjects

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