بررسي مقايسه اي حكومت و مصلحت در انديشه امام خميني و علامه طباطبايي

Government and Expediency in Imam Khomeiniʹs and Allama Tabatabaieʹs Thought (A Comparative Study)

The present article aims at a comparative study of two notions of government and expediency in two thinkersʹ view: Imam Khomeini and Allama Tabatabaie. Allama Tabatabaie analyzes these two nations in terms of the theory of arbitrary perceptions. He adduces the Quranic verses, knowing his own philosophical analysis as approved by the Holy Legislator. Imam Khomeiniʹs analysis presented in a philosophical text is a rational one based on a rational and theoretical understanding of government and its relation to expediency; he analyzes and investigates some religious legal precepts and topics such as the juristʹs authority (Walayat-e Faqih), juristʹs absolute authority (Walayat-e Mutlaqiy-e Faqih) and expediency, presenting his religious legal view based on it. Therefore, Imam Khomeini explains Islamic government or juristʹs authority and its jurisdiction based on this rational analysis, and Allama Tabatabaie - just as he gives priority to community over government in his philosophical analysis - analyzes Islamic precepts as addressed to the Islamic community and gives it priority over Islamic government. As for expediency, Imam Khomeini invests the experts with identifying it, and Allama Tabatabaie refers it to the public counsel and social thinking. Each of these thoughts, apart from some common points, enjoys peculiar capacities and features.