Interpretive Theological Researches
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An approach to methods of democracy in Nahj al-Balaghah

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

zohreh abbasi 1
ahmad akbarzadeh 2
ahmad movahhed 3

1 M.A. in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University, Qayenat Branch, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Instructor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/rtmr.2023.710169
Abstract
According to Islam and the verses of the Qur'an, "people" are one of the basic pillars of government and unity and empathy between the people and the government is necessary for Islamic society. By studying Islamic sources, it can be well understood that Islam not only emphasizes the spiritual aspects of human, morality, piety and human's relationship with God, but also pays much attention to social relations between people and government. A clear example of this type of governance is the rule of Imam Ali, in which he made the greatest effort for empathy and mutual trust between the people and the government. To achieve this goal, he has used strategies that Knowing them can help Islamic societies to achieve the utopia. Obviously, the best way to get acquainted with the way of governing and his strategies for empathizing the people with government and strengthening mutual trust between them is to study his speech, letters and orders in Nahj al-Balaghah. In the present article, which has been compiled using the documentary method and with the aim of getting acquainted with the most important strategies to strengthen mutual trust between the government and the people, the authors try to emphasize the importance of "democracy" and "communication with the people" from Imam Ali's point of view, so that the true seekers of the way of that Imam can benefit from these teachings.

Keywords

Democracy
Democracy methods
Dominant Principles of Democracy
Islamic Government
Nahj al-Balaghah
Interpretive Theological Researches
Volume 1, Issue 2
Summer 2023
Pages 36-51

  • Receive Date 18 October 2023
  • Revise Date 08 November 2023
  • Accept Date 18 November 2023

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