Crisis Studies of the Islamic World

Crisis Studies of the Islamic World

The Challenges of People's Legislation in Islamic Governance: An Examination of the Conditions of Legitimacy of Legislation in the Thought of Muhammad Baqir Sadr

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
1 Assistant Professor at the Islamic Science and Culture Research Institute
2 Researcher at Imam Kazem Institute of Jurisprudence and Principles, Qom, Iran
Abstract
Confronted by the complexities of the modern world, the Islamic world has encountered numerous novel and diverse challenges. Among these emerging issues and crises created by republic-based governance is the question of the "extent of popular participation in the legislative process." This article, employing an inductive and conventional qualitative method and analyzing the works of Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, investigates the challenge of popular legislation within Islamic governance as one of the crucial governance challenges in the contemporary Islamic world. The central hypothesis of this research is that a crucial governance challenge within the contemporary Islamic world can be addressed by examining the legitimacy of popular legislation from the perspective of Martyr Sadr. The findings indicate that, according to Martyr Sadr's thought, the conditions for the legitimacy of popular legislation are categorized under the following headings: adherence to "Mantaqat al-Faragh", consideration of the nation's interests, adaptation to temporal and spatial contexts, qualifications of the legislator, limiting the relationship between man and nature, and finally, compliance with the constitution.
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Volume 11, Issue 4 - Serial Number 35
Winter Quarterly
Winter 2025
Pages 194-215

  • Receive Date 09 September 2024
  • Revise Date 27 October 2024
  • Accept Date 02 December 2024