Status and Citizenship Rights of Minorities and Coexistence in Islam

作     者：Ali Akbar Alikhani 

作者机构：University of Tehran 

出 版 物：《Journal of Philosophy Study》 (哲学研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第2卷第7期

页      面：488-501页

学科分类：01[哲学] 0301[法学-法学] 03[法学] 0101[哲学-哲学] 010107[哲学-宗教学] 030103[法学-宪法学与行政法学] 

主　　题：Islam coexistence minorities human rights 

摘      要：the more attention is paid to rights of minorities, the more grounds will be there for peaceful coexistence. This paper will first discuss theoretical and ideological bases of status and citizenship rights of minorities before focusing on ＂citizenship status of minorities＂ and ＂citizenship rights of minorities＂ from the viewpoint of Islam. Islam here means the collection of Quran, Prophet Muhammad＇s （S） Sunnah, and Imam Ali＇s （AS） conduct. The main question of this paper is ＂what status and rights have been considered by Islam for minorities to allow peaceful coexistence in a Muslim society？＂ ＂Minority＂ here includes both religious and non-religious minorities. ＂Rights＂ here means that part of ＂assets,＂ ＂means,＂ ＂political and social leverages,＂ ＂privileges,＂ and ＂conditions＂ which the majority is bound to by law, religious and common sense to provide for minorities. The word ＂status＂ here means to respect, serve, and provide suitable conditions which are provided just out of respect for human values not due to legal compulsion. In this paper, we will first discuss theoretical and ideological fundaments of minorities＇ rights before discussing ＂citizenship status of minorities＂ and ＂citizenship rights of minorities＂ from the viewpoint of Islam. By Islam, we mean Quran as well as Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad （S） and conduct of Imam All （AS）.