The Guardianship of the Jurist: The Criticism of Governance Theory in Shi’ite Political Thought, the selected articles of Mohsen Kadivar (Wilayat al-Faqih: Naqd nazaariyya al-hukm fi al-fikr al-siyasi al-Shi’i, Maqalat mukhtara li-Mohsen Kadivar)
This book is the collection of Arabic translations of ten research articles by Mohsen Kadivar on the theory of guardianship of the jurist and the issue of governance in the light of Shi’ite jurisprudence and the Islamic doctrine: jurisprudence and politics; The emergence of the theory of guardianship of the jurist, the rooting of the theory of governance in Shi’ite political thought; The political thought of Akhund Khurasani; Why did Akhund Khurasani not believe in Islamic government? From constitutional monarchy to republic based on guardianship; The limits of religious government from the perspective of Ayatollah Khomeini; Those are “the farthest matters”; The scope of powers of the Guardian Jurist is the same as the powers of God Almighty! The Shari’a of the Guardian Council in relation to the law of the Parlement; Guardianship of the Jurist and rule by the citizens; Islam and democracy: consistency or inconsistency?
