theoratical and practical return to islamic heritage is a developing instrument of the new thoughts and approaches in muslem intellectuals. of cours. the basis of this incredble heritage can be found in behavour of the inevrables particularly imam ali which has been demonstrated in nahjolballagheh: a proper conceptualization of alavi government. imam ali`s governmental experiences is a perfect ...

islamic republic of iran constitution is the product of islamic revolution which triumphed under the commandment of imam khomeini (pbuh). since imam khomeini (pbuh) had identified thoughts about basic governmental theorems, it could be inquired that how imam khomeini governmental thoughts had affected the formation of constitution of the islamic republic of iran and in what extend it could be e...

Mumtaz Ahmad is professor in Hampton University’s Department of Political Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ “Fundamentalism Project,” Dr. Ahmad has been a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Fellow of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies and the International Institute of Islamic Thought, a Fulbright Professor in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and a Vis...

political power is considered as one of the most fundamental public law vocabulary, as far as the separation of political power and public law seems impossible. meanwhile it seems that this concept as the fundamental concept of public law; varies in islamic and liberal thought and there is a serious conflict between them. analysis of this claim requires a proper understanding of the concept of ...

This article examines the content of the Middle East term in terms of international relations. The term of East which goes back to ancient times, has been used to describe the rest, outside of Europe in cultural expressions instead of a geographical region to portray opposite world for centuries. Since the Crusades, East (Orient) was identified with Islam and West (Occident) became identical wi...

aggregation of ash'ari theology and pre-islamic practical wisdom of iranians is one of the characteristics of historiography during seljuq period. indeed, the iranshahri’s political thought had been revived and regarded as a practical model for seljuq sultans in siyar al-muluk (statesmanship manners of kings) and historical texts. the beginning of the nezam al-mulk’s ministry was also the ...

The rule of law entails government accountability, equal access to justice and the political process, efficient judicial and political systems, clear laws, generally stable laws, and the protection of fundamental human rights. This paper explores whether Islamic law conforms to these principles in theory and in practice. Three conclusions are reached. First, various early Islamic institutions w...