The Relation between Political Representation with Attorneyship in Islamic Jurisprudence

With the introduction of the term political representation during the constitutional movement, several discussions have been put forth about the nature of political representation the most important of which is whether it is synonymous with attorneyship or not. In a general division viewpoints of scholars in this regard can be divided into two main groups. Those people who accept the shari attorneyship of political representation and those who oppose this concept. They include five other assumptions each should be discussed in its due position. According to the results obtained from the study of these viewpoints and their implications, political representation cant be accepted as shari attorneyship in jurisprudence. However it can be accepted under other subjects such as consultancy for wali faqih or other sections of jurisprudence.