Democracy in Imam Ali’s viewpoint

Abstract

The word democracy has long been popularized in the political literature of our society and has been discussed and analyzed by domestic and foreign scholars, academic and cultural circles, the press and media, and various political parties and organizations. On the other hand, Considering the importance of the people's position and their views on divine religions, especially the religion of Islam, and also the unique image of Imam Ali's rule in the beautiful representation of democracy in his government, we tried to depict the important and fundamental principles of democracy from the point of view of Imam Ali1 (P.B.U.H)1 during his rule on the Muslims and their lands. In this study we try to discuss based on descriptive – analytical approach in order to reveal the main points of our issue.