چکیده:
Since ancient times, humankind has aspired to create an ideal society and live in an environment free of problems and difficulties, a utopia with high levels of excellence, bringing him happiness and satisfaction. Great western philosophers and eminent oriental sages have articulated their ideas and revealed their dreams about the characteristics of people and traits of governors of such ideal places.Nowadays, governance is considered the main custodian of the social order and responsible for the comfort and satisfaction of citizens; so that bad governance is being increasingly regarded as one of the root causes of all evil within our societies while good governance is deemed the origin of public prosperity. Recently, some international institutions such as the UN and the World Bank and also several scholars have presented various definitions, models and theories about the concept of good governance and its attributes.The present study makes an attempt to employ a new approach to explore the requirements of good governance in the religious perspective of Ali ibn Abi Talib as the first Imam of Shia muslims. Therefore, the causal layered analysis (CLA) as a futuristic method has been applied to investigate letter 53 of the Nahj al-Balagha containing his orders to Malik al-Ashtar and finally the results have been presented and discussed at different analysis levels.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Nowadays, governance is considered the main custodian of the social order and responsible for the comfort and satisfaction of citizens; so that bad governance is being increasingly regarded as one of the root causes of all evil within our societies while good governance is deemed the origin of public prosperity.
Thus, the present study makes an attempt to employ a new approach to explore the requirements of good governance in the utopian perspective of Ali ibn Abi Talib as the first Imam of Shia Muslims.
Thus, a thematic analysis will be applied to the text of Imam Ali’s historical command to Malik al-Ashtar in a futuristic framework in order to explore Imam Ali's utopian image to address the requirements of good governance as an influential factor in construction of a desirable society and satisfactory life for people in his opinion.
Good governance ensures that political, social and economic priorities are based on broad consensus in society and that the voices of the poorest and the most vulnerable are heard in decision-making over the allocation of development resources (World Bank, 2013).
Layers Themes Litany good governance Social System moderation, justice, attention to economics, public trust, meritocracy, supervision, responsibility, accountability, freedom of expression, people's satisfaction Worldview/Discourse Islamic worldview, justice-oriented discourse, avoidance of tyranny Myth/Metaphor the holy Messenger of Allah as an ideal model, metaphor of parents, metaphor of predatory animal Table 2.
In his order, Imam Ali states his purpose of delegating Malik al-Ashtar to govern Egypt, creating economic welfare in the cities, securing the land and making social reform.