Reviewing several opinions of the Constitutional Movement elites in Iran مقاله

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Although he did not directly refer to the constitutionalism, he considered a benevolent and enlightened government to be suitable for the people of the Near East, including Iran; however, his fierce struggle against internal despotism and foreign colonialism, and the promotion of the spirit of patriotism and progressiveness in Islamic society, caused him to play a very important role in the awakening of the Islamic community. Despite Melik advising him that he should not infringe upon the religious thoughts of the peoples of the Caucasus, Ottoman Empire, and Iran, and should attempt to present his ideas wrapped in the mantle of religion like him, he ignored Melik's words and expressed the anti-Islamic aspects of Western constitutionalism in a very clear and obvious manner. Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Just as secular modernizers and those who reconciled Western and Islamic concepts played a role in the transformation of contemporary Iranian political thought, especially in the formation of the constitutional movement—regardless of its shortcomings—the examination of the role of religious modernizers is also of great importance, as they acted as mediators, transferring liberal ideas to the masses and participating in this transformation. If among the scholars of the movement, Behbani is called the arm of the Constitutional Revolution, Tabataba'i is also the mastermind of constitutionalism who, according to Nazim al-Islam Kermani, "was a man of knowledge and a fair leader, knew politics, read foreign languages, was aware of the rights of nations, acquainted with the laws of countries and states, loved the nation, sought knowledge, was a patriot, and aware of the positions and requirements of the era...