Abstract:
In this research, the authors aim to analyze and examine good governance and its indicators in Nahj al-Balagha using a theoretical-methodological approach of contextualism or social constructivism. This approach was selected among theoretical-methodological approaches within the interpretive paradigm for two reasons: 1. Unlike others, this approach does not believe in discursive plurality and variable foundations in epistemology. 2. The assumptions of this approach, based on reading the 'text' in relation to the 'context' with fixed ontological and epistemological foundations and the central importance of the semantic, value, and cultural systems in a specific society or community, seem more suitable for the subject of this writing. Therefore, the subject of good governance in Nahj al-Balagha is outlined in the form of a completely desirable trans-temporal and trans-spatial pattern within the context of a monotheistic Islamic society and the conditional acceptance and status-oriented nature of all modern indicators of this concept in Western political thought.
Machine summary:
Therefore, the subject of good governance in Nahj al-Balagha, in the form of a completely desirable trans-temporal and trans-spatial pattern within the context of a monotheistic Islamic society and the conditional and contextual acceptance of all modern indicators of this concept as outlined in Western political thought, is [addressed].
| Creating a foundation and providing equal political, social, cultural, and economic opportunities for all citizens within the framework of the sacred Sharia of Islam Participation | Participation of citizens in determining their own destiny through elections and perceiving popular sovereignty as an unchangeable principle | Sovereignty belongs to God, who has made humans masters over their own political and social destiny; therefore, people's participation and republican discourse fall under divine sovereignty Accountability | Mutual accountability between the state, civil institutions, citizens, and the private sector toward one another | Mutual accountability between the state, civil institutions, citizens, and the private sector toward one another and toward God. Efficiency and Effectiveness | Utilizing all material and managerial capacities for timely service delivery to the people | Full utilization of both material and spiritual capacities Values | Material values and striving for the excellence of worldly life | Simultaneous striving for the excellence of worldly life and eternal felicity Legitimacy of Government | Rational-legal and popular | Divine legitimacy for the establishment of government and popular legitimacy for the realization and implementation of government The attitude of Amir al-Mu'minin (AS) towards government is based on a religious and ideological society or community, with its own specific ontology and epistemology, and is distinct from secular humanist assumptions.
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