INSIGHT AND ISLAMIC TRAINING
Year:2017 | Volume:14 | Issue:40 |Papers Count:6

Background and objectives: “Islamic Democracy” is a model of the indigenous governance of Iran, which the Supreme Leader has used it to lead the “discourse” of the political system formed in Iran after the victory of the Islamic Revolution. It recognizes the pattern of governance in opposition to “one-sidedness” and “marginalization”, “participation and sovereignty of the people” with the “authority of religion”. This indigenous pattern has been the answer to the “necessity of system-building” on the basis of religion and the “question of democracy-building” in a Muslim country. The purpose of this research is to answer the following question: what is “people’s position” in the pattern of religious democracy from the point of view of the Supreme Leader.Methodology: This research has been carried out using a descriptive-analytical method and within the framework of the “institutionalism” approach, according to which it is possible to explain the pattern of a political system by reference to its institutions and structures. The conceptual and theoretical research of this model was first presented from the point of view of the Supreme Leader in the form of “divine origin and legitimacy” and “the authenticity of the sovereignty and public participation”, and then, with an institutionalist approach, the position of the people in this pattern from his point of view was analyzed.

Background and objectives: To provide security, preserve autonomy, and protect territorial totality, as well as reaching goals and causes, any government and state needs strong, solid, and systematic armed forces. Following the stability of Islamic Republic of Iran, for the same aforementioned goals, it has established a range of armed forces, namely the Army, Sepah, Basij (mobilization force), and the Police force, each of which serves specific duties and missions in the Islamic Government. This study aims at establishing the role and stance of armed forces in realization of Islamic Government based on the views of Imam Khamenei.Methodology: In this study, the author has tried to discuss the stance and role of Iranian armed forces in realization of Islamic Government and the way they help reaching its goals by referring to Imam Khamenei’s thoughts and provisions when possible. This is a mainly discursive library research and enjoys a large array of internet sources too.Findings and results: The way Imam Khamenei views it, security is the ultimate need in every country and also humanity in general, and armed forces are the most critical providers of national stoutness security. In addition, each of the armed forces has a unique responsibility in the state and help further strengthen the Islamic Government. This includes protecting the borders of the country, defending against domestic and foreign threats, enforcement of the law, encouragement for good deeds and prohibiting bad ones, realization of a model of Islamic Government, country, and armed forces.

Background and objectives: The Islamic government represents all political, cultural and economic aspects of a society that covers all existential aspects of the individual and society. “Security”, as the most important agenda of a state, is one of the fundamental categories that has a fundamental link with human existential essence. This issue has also been of particular importance in Islam, and its design has always been considered in the context of the Islamic political system. In the views of the Supreme Leader, the country’s leadership is in need of security in order to achieve development and honor, and thus the role of I.R.I Police is of particular importance. Therefore, what are the requirements for the implementation of the effective model of political security in the Islamic government? What is the role and position of the security forces in providing security in the intellectual system of the Supreme Leader? These are important questions that responding to them is the purpose of this study, which explains the grounds for the realization of the Islamic government.Methodology: This research has been done through descriptive-analytic method and the data collection method is based on library resources.Findings and results: The present paper claims that according to the Islamic approach, focusing on the action-behavior dimension of security is one of the requirements for achieving an effective political security model. In this regard, due to its wide responsibility in providing security and order, the police can contribute to the “deteriorating elements of security” and, ultimately, the effectiveness of the security model in the Islamic country by qualifying the “hard and soft” authority.

Background and objectives: In the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the armed forces, including the army, IRGC, the police and the mobilization (Basij), are responsible for preserving the independence and territorial integrity of the country through civilian and military operations on the borders and within and outside the borders. Accordingly, these defensive institutions of the country, with their huge human capital and equipment, can play a role in formulating and safeguarding the limits of the country based on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The reason for this claim can be well seen in the statements of the Supreme Leader regarding the explanation of the characteristics of the Islamic country in the years following the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Indeed, one of the important issues of every nation and country is the issue of national power and authority; and also, promoting the military to provide national authority has always been a special concern for officials and commanders. Based on this, the paper intends to study the role of the armed forces in the realization of the Islamic government by considering the demands of the Supreme Leader and the Commander-in-Chief, while studying the dimensions and characteristics of the Islamic government, the effects of the armed forces on the power and national authority and its related indicators in order to increase the impact of the country’s defense structure on the realization of Islamic government in the country.Methodology: In order to achieve the research objectives, in the first step, the research literature was examined and, based on the statements of the Supreme Leader and the studies of a number of intellectuals a “conceptual model” was designed and then corrected by the experts and intellectuals. In the next step, a tool for data collection (questionnaire) was designed and after confirming its validity and reliability (Cronbach’s test) it was distributed among 450 individuals of the research population. The data were collected and analyzed using Chi-square test and data analysis software.Findings and results: Regarding the confirmation of the assumptions, it became clear that the armed forces had an impact on both ideological and operational aspects in the realization of the Islamic government. Among the components assessed, the factors of “establishing security and tranquility”, “stopping west-believing and westernization” and “in-dependence and stability “have had the greatest impact; on the other hand, “work “, ”movement and action” and “fighting against corruption” have had the least impact. Finally, some suggestions have been made regarding the results obtained in order to further influence the armed forces on the realization of Islamic government in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Background and objectives: Every country has its own laws for material and spiritual progress, but the “laws” alone cannot bring happiness to mankind, rather they can be effective if they take the operative and administrative status. The organization responsible for enforcing laws is the government. Police is one of the effective arms of the Islamic government to enforce the law. This research aims to explain the role of the religious capital of the police in realizing the Islamic government with an emphasis on economic development. The question is: What role does the religious capital of the police play in the realization of the Islamic government (economic security development).Methodology: The research method was descriptive-analytical and the data gathering tool was a study of scientific theories related to religious and developmental issues. In order to adapt the most relevant components to the viewpoints of the experts, the subjects were studied using a survey method in a 22-item questionnaire with a Likert scale and analyzed by SPSS software. The Cronbach’s alpha formula was used to determine the reliability and also the impact of the functions in terms of scores was calculated. The sample population consists of 127 members of the elite and police experts with a higher education degree in three fields (first, elites and security experts; second, elites and experts in the field of economics and development; third, elites and experts in the field of religion) that have been selected purposively from the entire population and the results have been calculated using appropriate statistical techniques and descriptive and inferential statistics.Findings and results: Considering the findings of the research and identifying the effective components related to the investigation and identification of the effects of capital and the religious power of the police on the development of economic security, which is one of the main components of the realization of the Islamic government, indicates that religion and spirituality, as superior power of police, have a special and effective role and play a key role in the realization of economic development in the Islamic government. As a result, policymakers need to take steps to plan and formulate appropriate strategies in the field of religious capital in order to create the bases and areas for developing the country’s economic security so that the strength of the Islamic government can be realized.

Background and objectives: One of the basic issues in the formation of the Islamic government and the advancement of its goals is the realization of civility. “Law Enforcement Jurisprudence” is a social law of Islam that regulates social relations and ensures that human dignity, peaceful cohabitation, peace, progress and prosperity are guaranteed in the civility. It can be said that the law enforcement jurisprudence is in the process of social sentences (decrees) in order to realize this civility; of course, a society that has civility spontaneously provides the growth of social and individual spirituality. Law enforcement jurisprudence is a part of Islamic jurisprudence that regulates the sentences of a Muslim individual in relation to social life.Methodology: This paper is conducted in a descriptive method using library resources.Findings and results: The social life of man is not possible without order, peace and security. Order, peace and security are created by mankind; therefore, the jurisprudence, which is the knowledge of responsibilities and rights, has ordered a warrant for the employment in law enforcement. The evidence of this decree is the expression of the Qur’an along with those traditions and practices of the Prophet (PBUH)of Islam; a public decree has been issued for the employment in law enforcement that if others have been engaged in law enforcement it is obligatory for the others to cooperate with them in such a way as to enhance the strength of the police force and promote the status and dignity of the police. Another important point is the evolution of the Islamic Revolution and the role of jurisprudence in each of its five stages: the Islamic revolution has started from a point, and has undergone various stages, and there are still steps ahead. It is clear that each of the evolutionary stages of the Islamic Revolution, like the evolutionary stages of any other revolution, re- quires software tailored to the conditions and facilities for managing society.