Investigating the Possibility or Impossibility Of Enforcing Divine Laws In Sharif Murteza’s Political Thought

Regarding enforcement of divine limits in Occultation Period, Sayyid Murteza has two seemingly conflicting opinions. His theological and jurisprudential opinions on statement of divine limits in Occultation Period are woven together. The present study has been organized around the answer to the following question: What is Sharif Murteza’s view in his political thought regarding possibility or impossibility of enforcing divine limits in the Occultation Period? This article aims at resolving the ambiguity and conflict regarding suspension and allowance of enforcing divine limits in Sharif Murteza’s political thought. To provide two pillars of enforcing limits in the Occultation Period, i.e. “legitimacy” and “power”, Sharif Murteza justifies them legally. He clarified that in case someone is able to enforce right, remove falsity, enjoin good and forbid evil, on the one hand, while enjoying enough knowledge on divine precepts and limits, and, on the other hand, is conceded the judgment position by the oppressive king, it is then obligatory for him to enforce the divine limits. He considers the Imami jurists and scholars as the persons qualified for taking over the judgment position. The research method is gathering data and analyzing them on the basis of documentary and analytical method.