The Role of Political Elites and the Public in Shaping Islamic Governance

The interaction between political elites and the general populace is a key subject of scholarly inquiry, receiving significant attention in academic discourse. this relationship can be seen as the relationship between the government and the people in one interpretation and the relationship between the government and society in another. in a general division, some people believe in the priority of the political elites, some in the people, and finally, the third group believes in the same priority of the political elites and the people. islamic thinkers have also theorized in this regard. this research, based on the library and documentary methods and contextual interpretation methods, seeks to answer these questions: what is the relationship between the people and the political elites in islamic thought? what are its most important features, and what are the obstacles to the participation of more elites? in order to achieve these goals, we first discuss the basics, and then, based on islamic principles and values, we examine the role of the people with the political elites or the government. we point out the obstacles to the desired interaction and finally provide some recommendations.