Document Type : Research Article
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Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
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Master's degree in Political Thought in Islam, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract
Public trust is one of the strategic assets of any political system and the cornerstone of government policymaking in every society and government. Since governments generally face many challenges in the domestic and foreign arenas in the path of governance, it is public trust that can safely guide a political system through the difficult challenges of managing society and solve many problems. On the other hand, gaining public trust can also increase the amount of social capital and public participation in various matters, thereby reducing some of the government's responsibility. Since this important issue plays an effective and irreplaceable role in the fate of nations and governments, but has been unfortunately neglected by many Muslim societies, this article intends to address this gap by evaluating and reviewing the basic concepts that express public trust, focusing on Letter 53 of Nahj al-Balagha, and answering the questions: "What are the trust-building concepts in the Alawi government system according to Letter 53 of Nahj al-Balagha?" And what effects and consequences will it have on society and the way people behave towards the government? The findings show that in Letter 53 of Nahj al-Balagha, public trust is the main pillar of legitimate and sustainable governance from the perspective of Imam Ali (AS) and its reinforcement requires simultaneous observance of ethical principles, social justice and human interaction. By presenting real situations or hypothetical examples based on social realities, Imam Ali (AS) emphasizes the creation, shaping and continuation of concepts related to public trust among managers and government officials, and concepts such as rectification, sacrifice, justice, fairness, mercy, kindness, forgiveness and covering up faults, release, grace, trustworthiness, forbearance, keeping one's promise, etc. are trust-building concepts in the aforementioned letter
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