History of Islam and Iran

Institutional reforms of the government from the perspective of Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi (with reliance on institutionalism)

Hossein Shirmohammadi Babasheikhali; Mostafa Pirmoradian; Hossein Azizi

Volume 33, Issue 59 , October 2023, , Pages 57-85

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2023.42326.2738

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During the Qajar era, some scholars pointed out the reasons for poverty in Iran, and some research was also done on approaches to solve economic problems. Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi was ... Read More During the Qajar era, some scholars pointed out the reasons for poverty in Iran, and some research was also done on approaches to solve economic problems. Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi was one of the clerics who spoke out during the Constitutional Movement in the form of letters, treatises and political-economic articles, proposing solutions to overcome the obstacles to Iran's economic development. In this essay, the reflections of this cleric on the economic issues of the Qajar era will be examined on the basis of institutionalism, using a historical approach of analysis and interpretation. Although the theory of institutionalism had not yet emerged and reforms such as the development and expansion of human resources were not planned in the period under discussion and the ideas expressed by Thaqa-ul-Islam are considered as a retrospective of this theory, it seems that the thoughts of this cleric can be explained with the components of this theory. Since the institutionalists view the economy as nothing more than the transaction of property parcels and see institutions as facilitators of this exchange, a picture of efficient government and Thaqa-ul-Islam's approach to achieving this goal was first drawn. It then examined the role of the government as the largest institution in creating a legal system that supports property and its role in legislating and monitoring the law. Finally, the relevant laws to improve the quality of human resources through education, budget, taxation, liquidity volume, the National Bank, customs, roads, agriculture, trade and industry were reviewed. The result of this study is that Thaqa-ul-Islam considers the government as the greatest institution and useful institutions can be authorised and supervised through an amendment in the form of the constitution in the form of laws. Economic reforms would have been accessible through these institutions. Secondly, in his opinion, an efficient judiciary belonged in the constitution to guarantee the principle of property and facilitate investment.

Review the Status of Church and State Political Thought Ayatollah Boroujerdi

Hosein Shirmohammadi; Shahab Shahidani

Volume 26, Issue 32 , March 2017, , Pages 135-157

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2017.6528.

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With the onset of serious struggle over constitutional and legitimate scholars, victims of religious leaders such as Sheikh Fadlallah Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani light, Frustration scholars ... Read More

Separation of powers in the ideas of the Tabriz Islamic faith

Hossein Shirmohamadi Baba Shekhali; Morteza Dehghannezhad; Forough Bahreini; Reza Bitarafan

Volume 22, Issue 15 , August 2012, , Pages 31-51

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2014.699

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Author = Shirmohamadi Baba Shekhali, Hossein

Institutional reforms of the government from the perspective of Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi (with reliance on institutionalism)

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Review the Status of Church and State Political Thought Ayatollah Boroujerdi

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Separation of powers in the ideas of the Tabriz Islamic faith

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