Ma`rifat Siyasi

Power is one of the most important elements of the state and government and the most obvious axis of the unity of society and the unity of the people, on which the durability and sustainability of every state and nation depends. Therefore, the discussion of power, the method of obtaining it, and the method of monitoring, controlling, and restraining it are considered to be among the most important topics of political and legal thought. This research, which is written using a descriptive-analytical method, seeks to answer the central question of what are the mechanisms of control and restraint of power in the secular system and the Islamic system? The research findings show that, contrary to the view of some scholars in the secular system, in the Islamic system, power is considered good and perfection in itself. Therefore, power has an instrumental nature and does not have intrinsic desirability, but rather its desirability is incidental. Therefore, to a large extent, this issue depends on who holds power. In the Islamic view, not only is power not inherently evil, but it is also considered the greatest divine blessing that is necessary and essential for the implementation of the supreme purposes of the Sharia. Accordingly, in the Islamic system, the mechanism of control and restraint of power, in addition to external supervision, which is common in other societies, also attaches great importance to internal control of power. Also, there is complete interaction between these two types of supervision and they are necessary and necessary for each other. This point is considered one of the important differences between the Islamic system and the secular system.