Public Law: An Islamic Sufi Approach

17 Pages Posted: 28 May 2024

Date Written: November 8, 2022

Abstract

Purpose: The fundamental principles of constitutional law are briefly set. Although these principles are seen in the scripts of constitutions, they are defined herein another way, as Sufism believes. The principles of People's Sovereignty, Power Restraint, Ruling Body's Non-Exculpation, Separation of Powers, Independence of Powers, Balance of Powers, Superiority of Central Government, Publicity of Law, Respecting the Law, Checks, and Balance are criticised.

Design/methodology/approach: We are going to explore the foundation of constitutional law from the theosophy approach of Islamic Sufism and mysticism.

Findings: By raising ten fundamental principles, we propose the most important public law bases as a backbone for the compilation and promotion of constitutions.
Research limitations/implications: Comparative research on other religions' Gnosticism will be helpful.

Practical implications: These principles can be used for applied debates in the field and be ended to promote constitutional law understanding and recompilation. Social implications: Delicateness, truthfulness, and righteousness of Islamic Sufism may turn the attention of scholars and researchers to this rich viewpoint.

Originality/value: Public law scholars have not touched on the topic from the Sufi viewpoint. This paper opens a new challenging area for those who are engaged in the subject.
Paper type: Conceptual paper.

Keywords: Public law, Constitutional law, Theosophy, Mysticism, Sufism, Gnosticism, Islamic law

JEL Classification: K00, K19, k20, K40

Suggested Citation

Bidabad, Bijan, Public Law: An Islamic Sufi Approach (November 8, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4270931 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4270931

Bijan Bidabad (Contact Author)

Islamic Azad University ( email )

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Na
Tehran, Tehran
Iran

HOME PAGE: http://www.bidabad.ir/

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