Journal of Political Knowledge
The main axes of the theory of citizens' satisfaction in Islamic government from Ayatollah Khamenei's point of view
Document Type : Science - Research (Islamic Politic)
Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Political Sociology and Faculty Member of the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Political Sciences, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, I.R.Iran
2 Master's student of Islamic Studies and Political Sciences, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, I.R.Iran.
Abstract
Citizens' satisfaction and its importance in establishing and justifying political authorities have long been important issues in political philosophy, and governments have always tried to satisfy citizens. Ayatollah Khamenei, as the religious leader of the Islamic system, has paid attention to the popular foundations of the Islamic political system and has repeatedly spoken about the people and their role in the government, that one of the important aspects of this issue is the satisfaction of the citizens with the government; so in this research, an attempt has been made the main axes of this theory from the perspective of Ayatollah Khamenei. The main question of this research is: What is the main axes of the theory of citizens' satisfaction in the Islamic government from Ayatollah Khamenei's point of view? To get the answer, the theme analysis method was used and the result of this research shows that the theory of citizens' satisfaction can be divided into three main axes: "place and importance of citizens' satisfaction", "area of citizens' satisfaction". satisfaction" and "conditions and means of realizing citizens' satisfaction" that Ayatollah Khamenei has his own view on each of these three axes, which shows his intellectual system in this field.Ayatollah Khamenei spoke about the position and importance of satisfaction, seeking divine reward, the criterion of right, the necessity of matching the satisfaction of citizens with the duty and divine satisfaction, the priority of divine satisfaction over the satisfaction of citizens, being one of the principles of the Islamic system, the criterion for measuring the performance and special work of officials. Regarding the area of satisfaction of citizens, they also express the satisfaction of the public, which is preferred over the satisfaction of properties; Of course, they also point out that it is not possible to obtain the complete satisfaction of the citizens, the conditions for the satisfaction of the citizens from their point of view are: respecting the people and getting along with them, continuing of a lot of work to solve people's problems, feeling like serving the people, getting God's approval, interfering in the People in governance and asking them for help in solving problems.
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