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Akhlaqi M A. Legitimacy of religious government in political jurisprudence with emphasis on Ayatollah Mohseni's view. SRQJL 2023; 1 (1) :166-189
URL: http://srqjl.knu.edu.af/article-1-28-en.html

The legitimacy of political systems is discussed under the title of "political legitimacy" to explain the right of sovereignty of a government system. The subject of the foundations of government legitimacy is one of the important topics in the field of political jurisprudence and political philosophy, which has been discussed in detail in political science and sociology. In order to convince the people and the society, the religious government needs to justify the right of sovereignty so that they can give legitimacy to the exercise of their power and explain on which basis they have the right to rule over the people. In Western political thought, two elements of acceptability and legality are mentioned as the main elements of the legitimacy of the political system. In the political jurisprudence of Islam regarding the legitimacy of the religious system, while agreeing on the principles of religious principles, there is a difference of opinion on the basis of legitimacy, which can be categorized into two views of Sunni and Shiite jurists.
In political jurisprudence of Ayatollah Mohseni (RA), discussions about the legitimacy of the religious government have been considered based on philosophical and theological discussions. In numerous works, he has raised issues related to the legitimacy of the religious government and has pointed to the two bases of divine legitimacy and popular legitimacy. While referring to leaving the determination of the form and manner of government to the people in religious teachings, he has discussed the foundations of divine legitimacy under the headings of sources of legislation, attributes of rulers, implementation of social justice and the main responsibilities of religious government.