Note: Martyr Ayatollah Khamenei, despite having held the longest tenure of governance by a Shi’i jurist, was never able to articulate his views on Wilayat al-Faqih in a dedicated jurisprudential book due to the occupations and responsibilities he held during the last …
Note: The application of stem cells expanded and grew so rapidly in medical science that new dimensions of it are revealed every day. This has progressed to the point where humanity no longer considers many of its unattainable dreams, such …
Note: Although the presumption of innocence is one of the widely applied practical principles (al-usul al-‘amaliyyah) of Islamic judicial jurisprudence, its application is not confined to Islamic jurisprudence and law, as it is also posited in other legal systems. This, …
Note: It has only been a few years since the right to dignity was introduced as a “human” right rather than a “faith-based” one, and also as a jurisprudential maxim; yet, it faces fierce opponents just as much as it …
During the first decade of the Islamic Republic, Martyr Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei served as a member of Parliament and subsequently as president—neither of which was considered a religious office. At the same time, however, Imam Khomeini had appointed him …
Note: Among the writings produced in recent days concerning the martyred leader of the Ummah, little attention has been paid to his scholarly dimensions, particularly his jurisprudential thought. This is despite the fact that one of the most significant spheres …
Note: Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari is regarded as one of the country’s prominent intellectuals in recent years. His departure from the discipline of jurisprudence and some of its sources creates a clear distinction between him and religious reformist thinkers who seek …
In recent decades, particularly following the victory of the Islamic Revolution, which resulted in the ascendancy of jurisprudential knowledge in the country’s governance, the following question has consistently been raised: Can practical principles—which merely serve to resolve uncertainty and are …
Note: Although jurisprudential propositions pertaining to education have perpetually existed within Shiite fiqh, the field of “Jurisprudence of Education” (Fiqh al-Tarbiyah) remains a relatively nascent jurisprudential domain. This novelty accounts for the limited number of dedicated monographs. Presented below is …
Note: The principle of innocence occupies a prominent and extensively applied position in judicial fiqh. The question, however, is whether this significance has also permeated Iranian judicial law. In their article titled “The Position of the Principle of Innocence in …