The Efficiency of the Theory of the Guardianship of Muslim Juristin Serving the Common Interests

In order to evaluate political theories, one of the contributing factor that has to be taken into account is the way in which a theory is confronted with common interests. The concept of common interests is one of the components thatcan be taken into consideration in assessing the capacity of political theories in terms of political efficiency.The emphasis and views of the political philosophers on this issue are a case in point. Common interest is a question in political philosophy that has been for long a major concern of scholars and researchers and nowadays is considered as one of the chief questions in political philosophy. This concept is also used within the context of political activity as a very important index in evaluating the functions of various groups that are in one way or other concerned with politics. How common interests as one of the middle aims of Islamic government are safeguarded is a major concern of those who theorize on the concept of the guardianship of Muslim jurist and those who makes research on the political thought of Islam. Referring to the works of Imam Khomeini, AllamehTabatabai, Shahid Sadr and Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi and of the other theorists on the issue in question bear evidence to this fact this issue is of utmost importance. However, in spite of all these emphases and rigorous viewpoints on this important question, much has to be done to show that there are mechanisms whereby these emphases can come to fruition. To alleviate these concerns, it seems necessary to look at the existing mechanisms in the theory of the guardianship of Muslim jurist.