The Dichotomy of Security and Values from the Perspective of the Jurisprudence of Security

Tabatabaei, Sayed Mohammad Kazem; Mohammadi Golpayegani, Mohammad Javad; PoorAli, Yasin

doi:10.30497/sj.2025.248254.1472

The Dichotomy of Security and Values from the Perspective of the Jurisprudence of Security

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Sayed Mohammad Kazem Tabatabaei ¹

Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Golpayegani ²

Yasin PoorAli ³

¹ Associate Professor at the University of Quran and Hadith

² Assistant Professor, Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran

³ Religious Researcher, Imam Sadiq University Teacher, Tehran, Iran

10.30497/sj.2025.248254.1472

Abstract

Security, as one of the fundamental needs of both the individual and society, has consistently occupied a prominent place within intellectual and political systems. In modern frameworks, security is often defined through political, economic, or military considerations, and in many cases its provision is justified by restricting or suspending certain human values and fundamental rights. In contrast, within the Islamic intellectual system—particularly in the framework of the jurisprudence of security—security is defined within a comprehensive network of religious values and principles, and cannot be considered independently . Drawing on jurisprudential sources and the governing principles of the jurisprudence of security, this article examines the relationship between security and values. It argues that, from this perspective, the two are not in conflict; rather, authentic and sustainable security can only be realized through adherence to values such as justice, morality, development, and freedom. In this sense, security does not merely denote the absence of threats, but the creation of conditions that enable human growth and perfection under the guidance of divine values. Ultimately, the study concludes that, in contrast to secular readings of security, the jurisprudence of security presents a paradigm in which security is not achieved at the expense of values, but inextricably linked to them, never sacrificing ethical or divine principles in the pursuit of safety.

Keywords

Jurisprudence of Security

Islamic Values

Security

Justice

Binary Oppositions

Ssecurity–Values Tension