The Political Thought of Seyyed Jamal ad-Din Asadabadi, with respect to Thomas Spragen's Crisis Theory

Seyyed Jamal ad-Din made every effort throughout his life to promote unity, defend the principles of Islam and bring about Islamic awakening. Freedom, justice, authority, legitimacy and spirituality, are among the most important principles of his political thought. In the present article, attempt is made to analyze the problems of the Islamicworld from the perspective of Seyyed Jamal ad-Din, as one of the most prominent religious thinkers to highlight the necessity of reformation in governing, religiosity and some social issues. For this purpose, Thomas Spragens’s crisis theory is also utilized.