The Shura and Democracy Controversy: A Comparative Study between Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din and Sayyed Kazem al-Husseini al-Hairy

the international and political journal

Authors

  • Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdul Ilah Abdul
  • Ayman Abdul Zahra

Keywords:

Shura, democracy, Imami school, Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din, Kazim al-Husayni al-Haeri

Abstract

Democracy is considered as a controversial topic in the Islamic arena, especially in the Imami circle. This topic becomes more controversial when democracy is presented in parallel with an authentic concept in the Islamic system, namely the concept of Shura, and what results from this parallel between the two concepts and theories of questions and discussions that begin with the nature of the relationship between them and do not end with the question of the legitimacy of either of them.

Sheikhs Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din and Sayyid Kazim al-Haeri are regarded among the most prominent contemporary jurists in the Imami school who have exposed - in both deconstruction and composition - the concepts of Shura and democracy.

This research came to present the point of view of each of the two scholars, which reflect the nature of the political debate in contemporary Imami thought.

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Published

2025-04-04

How to Cite

أ.د خالد عبد الاله عبد الستار, & ايمن عبد الزهرة موسى. (2025). The Shura and Democracy Controversy: A Comparative Study between Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din and Sayyed Kazem al-Husseini al-Hairy: the international and political journal . The International and Political Journal, 61, 63–81. Retrieved from https://ipj.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/political/article/view/384