The Codification of political jurisprudence and the Request of Shia Identity

Jurisprudence is a knowledge derived from the historical heritage and intellectual tradition of Muslims, and political jurisprudence, under jurisprudence, deals with the organization of rulings and the expression of necessary components in political life. What is mainly manifested in jurisprudence and political jurisprudence in a special way is its interaction with real and external conditions resulting from its influence with the system of collective life arising from the power. Shia political jurisprudence expanded and developed in the third to fifth centuries. One of the effective factors and contexts in this issue was the emergence of demarcation between different religions and sects in the Islamic world, which caused the emergence of their distinct schools of jurisprudence in the Islamic society. In the meantime, looking at the specific aspects of Shia and especially since the politics and issues related to Imamate and government were among the main bases that distinguish Shia from other religions, the codification of political jurisprudence with the concern of establishing the special identity of Shia is on the agenda of the elders of this religion. In this article, looking at the conditions related to the codification of political jurisprudence, some of the most important influential people in the process of its establishment have been addressed, and in the position of expressing the findings, it has been shown that the effort regarding the codification of foundations and works related to political jurisprudence, along with its scientific and epistemological aspect followed the function of giving identity to the Shiite political situation. The aforementioned establishment situation later helped to stabilize and expand the discourse of Shiism in the following periods.