Document Type : Original Article
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Seminary Level 4, Comparative Tafsir, Kowsar Seminary, Tehran, Iran, (Corresponding Author)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Science, Higher Education Complex of Quran and Hadith, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Quranic Sciences, Tehran University of Holy Quran Sciences and Education, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
"Citizenship rights" are a set of regulations and laws that are considered equal for citizens of a state in terms of civil, political, social, cultural and judicial rights, and the citizens, in return, are obligated to provide responsible support to their political community (the state). The essence of research into the issue of citizenship rights lies in its theoretical foundations, and if we neglect to understand these foundations, we may make mistakes in analyzing the rules related to it as well. As is the case today, the difference in the philosophical position and the concept and purpose of man and human life, as well as the contradiction in the cultural and social values that govern Qur’anic thinking and materialistic thinking, have led to the emergence of disagreements when confronting the concept of citizenship rights. In this regard, talking about the concept of citizenship and the foundations of rights arising from it in the Qur’an and Sunnah is of particular importance. By studying the Qur’an, and examining the conduct and words of the infallibles and religious leaders, it is quite evident that the observance of citizenship and human rights in Islam is regardless to ethnicity, tribe, or religion, and it has been strongly recommended and emphasized, so much so that one of the most important topics in Islamic literature and among the verses and narrations is the issue of citizenship rights. As for the foundations of “citizen rights,” their dimensions and angles, many discussions have taken place among thinkers in various fields of knowledge in recent decades, and many and varied discussions have been entered into by supporters and opponents of them. The Qur’anic researchers are among the intellectual groups whose opinions have always been important in cultural and social issues, including citizenship rights. Knowing their point of view, especially researchers who have a social and problem-oriented approach, including Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, on the subject of "Basics of Citizenship Rights" is very important, and rather necessary. This research aims to answer the question: What are the basics of citizenship rights according to the principles derived from the Holy Qur’an and the instructions of the religious leaders?
The current research, in terms of background, is innovative, and neither main aspect nor subordinate aspects addressed in this research have not received sufficient attention in previous research or have not been researched at all. In fact, the researches in the field of "citizenship rights" often focuses on instances and their areas, or they have not been done from the point of view of Qur’anic researchers. As for the results of this research, which was conducted using the descriptive-analytical methode and investigating Qur’anic verses and their interpretations, it is that the basics of citizenship rights from the perspective of the Qur’an can be studied in three axes: ontological foundations, anthropological foundations, and epistemological foundations.
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