The Essence of Divine Rule in Political Thought in Islam

The distinction between political thought in Islam and other political thoughts in explaining divine rule and the priority it has over them regarding the key role of the element of divine permission and its rational relation with the true rule or the very Turth is something hidden. On the one hand, divine rule has a divine hue, and it possesses legitmacy on the other. According to the political system in Islam the most important indicator of the relation of rule with the Truth is the guardians and powerful ruler's undertaking the responsibility of caliphate and divine guardianship and with regard to the outside aspect, the divine characteristics they enjoy, even though the vicegerency of a perfect man never means entrusting things to him, ignoring part of the presence God and ascribing to him a station of divinity and lordship. The present article seeks to discuss the question of divine rule by relying on the evidence derived from the high doctrines of Islam which, unlike the notion of theoeracy in the West, tries to show that if people's will and determination in choosing their political future is negated, there will be no correlation between divine rule and other kinds of non divine authority. Islamic doctrines firmly oppose the idea of a specific group exclusively holding the reins of government on behalf of the Divine in order to handle and manage things independntly and the idea that none other than them can directly contact God, people are but subjects having duties to carry out, – deprived of any free will and political or social choice and all they should do is to obey orders.