MINORITY, MAJORITY AND THEIR LEGITIMACY PHILOSOPHY

In this article the historical expression by martyr Zaidebn e-Ali on negation of forbidden majority has been described. Also the majority and minority issue in the Quran has been compared with current majority and minority in the political sciences. It seems that in the Quran the majority which does not apply reason and does not know is the majority of opponents of prophets. Thus, the majority and minority terms in the political sciences are connected to governmental affairs in terms of selection of a solution or selection of the best person among the pious men. Thereby, the majority not only is praised but also the minority who participates in the social issues is considered praised. From Islamic social philosophy point of view separation from the community is forbidden and accompaniment to truth-seeking is praiseworthy. Consequently, the competency is a real matter not a selective issue and selection is accepting competency not a cause for competency.