"You are not required to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to abstain from it.."-Rabbi Tarfon, Pirke Avot 2:16.

power, security, and liberty, considered as the objectives of political sovereignty by some scholars, are also incorporated in naraghi's conception of justice. in his view, political power is a mere instrument for the application of justice, and providing security is a major function of state and can be maintained only in the light of justice. the citizens and members of the islamic societ...