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Religious Democracy Democracy on the Scale of Islam Religious Democracy www.ziaraat.com Sabeel-e-Sakina Mohammad Bagher Khorramshadi ICRO 1 Presented by Ziaraat.Com Religious Democracy -------------------------------------------- A Collection of Nine Articles About Religious Democracy in Islam Presented to the International Fourum of Religious Democracy- Tehran Mohammad Bagher Khorramshad With www.ziaraat.comDr. Ahmad Va’ezi Sabeel-e-SakinaAbdolhamid Akuchkian Dr. Mohsen Esma’ili Dr. Masood Akhavan Kazemi Dr. Bahram Nawazeni Dr. Ali Larijani Dr. Bahram Akhavan Kazemi 2 Presented by Ziaraat.Com Table of Contents Table of Contents.. … … … … … … … … … … …. … .. .. … .. .. … … .. .. … Intruduction … .. .. … … … .. .. .. … … … .. .. … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … .. .. .. … .. .. Preface:… … … … … … … … .. … .. … … .. … … …. … … … … … …. …. 1- Prelude (By Dr. Mohammad Bagher Khorramshad) …. …. …. ….. …. ….. …. …. …. 2 2- Theocratic Democracy and its Critics (By Dr. Ahmad Va’ezi) … …. …. … …. …. … ...6 .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. …. … .. ..6 1- General Criticism on Guardianship Governances .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. 2 – A Paradoxical Sample of Theocratic Democracy … …. …. …. ….. ….. ….. …. …. ….. … 3 – Contradiction between Democracy and Islam … ….. ….. ….. ….. …. ….. …. …. ….. 4 – Theocratic Democracy and Problem of Legal Equality … …. ….. ….. …. ….. ….. ….. …. … 5- Incompetence of Jurist Management … …. …… ….. ….. ….. ….. ….. ….. ….. …. …. …. …. Afterword .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bibliography.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3- Components & Specifications of Religious Democracy (A Turning Point in Religious Democracy) ( By: Abdolhamid Akuchkian) .. …. ….. ….. …. ……. …. …. …. … Prelude.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … . Chapter I: Fundamental Ideology in Analysis of Religious Democracy .. … … … … … .. 1. Today’s man.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2. Developmentwww.ziaraat.com in fundamentals of humanities and philosophy .. …. …. …. … … … …. …. …. .. 3. Power, political and legitimacy of religious government .. … .. … .. …. … … …. …. …. .. … Chapter II: Exigencies of democracySabeel-e-Sakina … … .. .. .. .. .. … . .. … .. … … … … .. … .. … . Chapter III: Turning Point in Religious Democracy .. … … … …. … …. … . … . .. … . Source .. .. … .. … … … … … … … … …. … … …. … …. …. …. … …. …. .. 4- RELIGIOUS DEMOCRACY AND PRINCIPLE OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY (By: Dr. Mohsen Esma’ili) … … .. …. …. …. …. …. … …. …. … … First Chapter: The principle of national sovereignty and theory of democracy in the west and international documents .. … .. … …. .. … … … … … … … …. … … … … .. .. … 1-National Sovereignty; Basis of Democracy Theory … … … … .. .. .. …. … … 2- The context and principle of democracy … .. … …. … … … …. …. … …. … 3 Presented by Ziaraat.Com 3- Dimensions of National Sovereignty According to People’s Rule Theory .. .. … Second Chapter: Principle of National Sovereignty and Religious Democracy in the Constitution ……………………………………………………………........ 1- Projection of theory of Islamic Republic and its coordination with the Principle of National Sovereignty … …. …. … …. …. … …. …. …. … … … … … …. … … 2- Chronicle and Suitable Explanation of Meaning of National Sovereignty in Article 56 .. .. … … …. … … … … … … … …. … .. … … … … … … … .. … .. … .. …. .. … … A) background:.. …. ….. …. … … …. … …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. B) The Necessity of This Principle .. .. … … … .. … … … … …. … … … C) Relation Between National Sovereignty and Divine Rule and Velayat-e Faghi ….. … ….. … …. … …. … …. …. …. …. …. …. … …. … … …. … … .. …. .. 3- Combining the Methods of Democracy with Monotheistic Worldview ... … … A) Acceptance of Democracy as Being Equivalent to the Ways of Managing the Society.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … B) Denial of Democracy as a World Order.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. Sources: .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5- The position and role of leadership in religious democracy and its comparison with western democracies (by: Dr. Masood Akhavan Kazemi) .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. Prelude: .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Part I: Characteristics and conditions of a leader in religious democratic system vs. western democracy .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. The need forwww.ziaraat.com perspicacity, jurisprudence, and power .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. … Justice and piety of Leader .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. Bravery, management,Sabeel-e-Sakina prudence, and right political insight .. .. … .. … … … ... Part II: Methods of deciding a leader in religious democratic system .. .. … .. …. Vs. western democracy .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Responding to “Doubt Cycle” in leadership selection in Islamic Republic of Iran .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Answer to the Doubt: .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. PART III: Leadership authorities in religious democratic system vs. western democracies .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 4 Presented by Ziaraat.Com PART IV: Controlling and supervising the leader in religious democratic system vs. western democracies .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. The Role and Position of the Public in Control and Supervision of Religious Democratic System .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. People’s enjoining the rulers to good and prohibiting them from the vice … 1. The right to supervise and control a leader with the possibility to question him through pre-arranged legal mechanisms .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. Possibility for dismissal and ouster of leader in religious democratic system... Conclusion .. … … … .... … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sources: .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6- Religious Democracy and Theocracy (By: Dr. Bahram Nawazeni) ……………….. Introduction .. … … … … … .. … .. … … .. … .. .. … … … .. ….. .. .. …. .. … .. Types of Governance .. … … .. …. … … … … … …. … …. … … …. .. .. … …. Religious Democracy .. … … … … …. … …. … … … …. …. … …. … … … . Conclusion .. … … … … …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. … … …. …. Bibliography ... … … … … … … … … … … …. … … … … …. … .. … .. .. 7- Religious Democracy and Secularism (By: Dr Ali Larijani) ………. ……. …. .. Introduction .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A) Secularism and Its Concept in Politics and Sociology …… ……… ………. …. B) Religious Thought and Secularism .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … C) Religious Democracywww.ziaraat.com and Religious Thought .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … Conclusion .. .. … .. … …Sabeel-e-Sakina … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8- Religious Democracy: The Democracy of the Righteous (By: Dr. Mohammad-Bagher Khorramshad) .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. a. Democracy.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B. Religion .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Religious Democracy.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D. Democracy of the Righteous . .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. E. CONCLUSION .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sources: .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ….. 5 Presented by Ziaraat.Com 9- An Approach to Religious Democracy from Angle of Criticizing Liberal Democracy (By: Dr. Bahram Akhavan Kazemi) .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … Prelude .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A look into concept and fundamentals of democracy . .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. General criticisms of democracy .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. Ambiguousness of nature and fundamentals of democracy .. .. … .. … … … .. … . Contradiction between principle of freedom and principle of equality …. …. ….. .. Superficiality of the principle of equality in democracy.. .. … .. … … … .. … .. Restrictions and impediments to equal political participation in liberal democracy .. .. … Criticisms on representative (Proxy) regime .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. Contradiction between public will and personal freedoms.. .. … .. … … … .. … … Contradiction of ways of reaching democracy and fundamentals of democracy… .. Superficiality of principle of separation of powers in democracy .. .. .. … .. .. .. … Possibility of error and incompetency of majority in political decision makings … Democracy and possibility of eruption of despotism of majority … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Danger of Deception of public votes and opinion and its getting influenced …. …. Elite democracy an impediment on way of real contribution of public …. …. …. .. Signs of crisis and degradation of liberal democracy in 20th century …. …… ….. .. Presentation of comparativewww.ziaraat.com approach towards religious democracy ……. ……. .. Conclusion.. .. … .. … …Sabeel-e-Sakina … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sources: .. .. … .. … … … .. … .. …. … ….. .. … … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Notes .. .. .. … … .. … .. … .. … … … .. … … … .. .. … … .. .. … … .. … … .. .. Acknowledgements
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