Delimitation of the Borders of participation, Opinion of the Majority in the Quran and the Sunna

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The validity and extent of the influence of people’s opinions in the decisions made by a political system governed under the guardianship of the jurisprudent have at times confused the Muslim nation due to extremist views. Claiming human rights for the purpose of creating a relationship between the Islamic government and Western liberal democracies on the one hand, and marginalizing people’s opinions under the pretext of defending the authority of the infallible Imams and outstanding jurisprudents on the other, motivated the author to analyze the presence or absence of such a right, determine the boundaries of vindicating this right, and examine the duty of the Islamic ruler to recognize it—relying on Qur’anic proofs and the Prophetic and Alid Sunna, which have generally addressed this issue under the institution of Shura (Council). The origin of rights in Islamic thought refers to the divine will and is not derived from the vote of the majority. Thus, wherever public opinion is sought, its very existence and extent must be authorized in advance by the Divine Legislator.

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  • Receive Date: 05 June 2010
  • Revise Date: 03 July 2010
  • Accept Date: 01 August 2010

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