Islamic Political Theory Volume 2 (Statecraft)

The second of two volumes of a comprehensive exposition of Islamic political theory by the renowned scholar Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi, which deals with the importance of recognizing Islam as the basis of any just political theory, methods of implementing such a theory by the government, and comparing and contrasting this Islamic system with the system predominant in most Western and secular nations.

Under the statecraft aspect of the Islamic political theory, the topics discussed include:Grand Strategies in the Realm of Governance and ImplementationSpecial Functions of the State and the Islamic Perspective on Public ParticipationA Perspective on the Distinctive Structure of the Islamic StateIslamic State and the Observance of Values and Legitimate FreedomsA Glance at the Political Hierarchy in the Islamic StateThe Connection between the Absolute Guardianship of the Jurist and the Islamic Government EstablishmentAn Examination and Criticism of the Theory of Separation of PowersThe Exigency of Elucidating the Ideological Position of the Islamic SystemIslam and the Different Forms of GovernmentThe Position of Islamic Laws and Our System's Superiority to Other SystemsThe Connection between Freedom, and the State and LawsThe Need for Decisiveness in Implementing the Islamic OrdinancesA Scrutiny of the Issue of ViolenceThe Western Ideas and Beliefs' Confrontation with the Islamic LawsAn Investigation of the Theory of Relativity of Values and Religious NarrativesReligious Knowledge: Fiction or True Reflection?