Tyranny and despotism in the political thought of Ayatollah Taleghani

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1 Associate Professor and Faculty Member of History Department of Imam Khomeini International University

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3 Associate Professor of Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran.

10.30465/cps.2025.49519.3422

Abstract

Tyranny is a form of autocratic rule in which the exercise of power is concentrated in one person without regard to the law. Despotism and despotism have been one of the political characteristics of Iran throughout its history. Therefore, various individuals and groups throughout history have criticized the authoritarian government in order to secure the preconditions for their political and social demands, and Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Taleghani is one of the pioneers of the authoritarian movement in the contemporary era against the Pahlavi dictatorial regime.The present research answered the question of what Ayatollah Taleghani's attitude towards tyranny is and what is his suggestion to remove tyranny by using library, descriptive, analytical and historical methods. The result of the research was that Taleqani was a descendant of modern religious thinkers of the present era and based on the Qur'an, the life of the Prophet and the infallible imams, and inspiration from Allameh Naini, he looked at the issue of tyranny and considered the nature of tyranny to be rebellion against God and oppression of the people, and knowledge The people and the return to religion and the principle of monotheism are necessary to remove tyranny.He introduces the authoritarian system as anti-God, anti-monotheism, anti-humanity and anti-people system, and he searches for the way to fight against that system in the Qur'an and the Prophetic and Alawite traditions. From his point of view, the ideal government is a monotheistic government that is governed by the people in a law-bound council system in the age of occultation.

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Contemporary Political Studies

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Available Online from 07 April 2025

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