Abstract:
Intellectual debates were raised regarding the indications of democracy and Shura, and the
problem of this dialectic is limited to two streams. The first: It considers that Shura is
different in form and content from democracy, whether from the perspective of the concept or
method of application. The two currents try hard to exclude the other by analyzing different
concepts and evidence. The first follows the principle of originality and the negation of
modernity, and the second pursues the path of rationality and realism.
Therefore, this research reviews the conflicting opinions of each current with an objective,
critical analytical methodology to find the closest views of logic and reason beyond the
passions and subjective inclinations, then it touches first on the concepts of Shura and
democracy, secondly the opinion of those who cling to the past concept of Shura, and thirdly
the views of the rational stream from the perspective of the critical approach of the first
stream through Text re-read methodology