Conceptually, human dignity is an ancient notion, yet as a discourse, it has only recently emerged. Below is an index of articles related to “human dignity,” categorized by relevant disciplines, including Hadith, Quranic Studies, Jurisprudence, Law, Education, Philosophy, and Social Sciences:
The apparent conflict between some jurisprudential rulings and the right to human equality is not a contemporary issue; however, the emergence of discourse surrounding it and the media-driven efforts to popularize this discussion are relatively recent phenomena. At times, the discussion centers on the disparity in rulings concerning men and women, at other times on the differences between Muslims and non-Muslims, and so forth. The dimensions of these conflicts or apparent conflicts, their categorization, the perspectives surrounding them, and the proposed solutions to address them are topics explored in this exclusive article by Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Javad Ahmadkhani, a professor of advanced levels at the Qom Seminary and a researcher at the Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies.
Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Dr. Mehdi Sajjadi Amin, a faculty member at the Center for Women and Family Studies, has conducted extensive research in the field of women’s jurisprudence. On the occasion of the drafting of the “Bill on Ensuring Women’s Security Against Violence,” he examines spousal violence against women and the role of this bill in reducing such violence.
The full text of this exclusive article is as follows:
Spousal violence is a topic that has gained significant attention in recent decades, particularly in the discourse of women’s rights advocates. Today, through the formulation of various human rights declarations and charters, instances of such violence have been clearly defined and categorized, ranging from physical and psychological violence to verbal abuse.
However, is spousal violence limited to acts committed by the husband against the wife? Does the fact that men generally possess greater physical strength mean that violence is always perpetrated by the husband against the wife? Can the wife not also engage in verbal violence against the husband?
Dr. Zohreh Rajabian, holder of a Level 4 degree from Jāmi‘at al-Zahrā and a faculty member at the Office of Women’s Studies and Research, explores the dimensions of spousal violence and its various aspects in this exclusive article for Contemporary Jurisprudence.
Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sayyid Ali Alavi Qazvini, born in 1963 in Qazvin, has long focused on legal studies alongside teaching Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and its principles (usūl). We discussed with him the conflict between principle and appearance, as well as the opinions and theories surrounding it. A faculty member at the Farabi Campus of the University of Tehran, he not only explained the concepts of appearance and principle with precision but also elucidated various foundations for interpreting these two concepts, accompanied by jurisprudential and legal examples.
The full text of the exclusive interview with Contemporary Jurisprudence, featuring a member of the Scientific Council of the Judicial and Criminal Jurisprudence Group at the Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies, follows: 🔻
Practical principles in Islamic law are primarily intended to address religious issues and provide an excuse before the Lawgiver (God). However, in certain cases, these principles can also be utilized to establish matters related to worldly affairs and civil law issues, provided they are consistent with legal principles and criteria.
One of the challenges in Islamic jurisprudence and law is the extent to which practical principles are employed to resolve issues. On one hand, the absolute validity of the evidence supporting practical principles renders them authoritative in cases of doubt or absence of valid evidence. On the other hand, excessive reliance on these principles in jurisprudence and law distances these disciplines from reality, serving merely as an excuse before the Lawgiver without striving to attain the truth. In an exclusive interview with Dr. Mehdi Meqdadi Davoodi, we discussed the role of practical principles in Islamic jurisprudence and civil law.
A scholarly-promotional session on the topic of “The Definition and Method of the Economic Madhhab (School of Thought) of Islam” was held virtually on Saturday, November 27, 2021, by the Economics Department of the Research Center for Islamic Systems at the Islamic Culture and Thought Research Institute. In this session, which was moderated by Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Ahmad Ali Yousefi, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Dr. Sayyed Hossein Mirmoezzi presented the discussion. The critics of this session were Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Dr. Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghaddam and Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Dr. Majid Rezaei Davani. A detailed report of this session follows for your review:🔻
Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sayyed Hossein Mirmoezzi has been engaged in research and teaching in the field of Islamic economics and economic jurisprudence since the 1990s, when he began his studies in economics at Mofid University. One of his most important books in the field of Islamic economics is the book Philosophy of Islamic Economics, which was published by the Islamic Culture and Thought Research Institute press and also brought him awards. Mehr News Agency arranged an interview with him regarding this book, which you will now read. It is worth mentioning that this interview was conducted during the final stages of the research for this book and before its publication.
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Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sayyed Hossein Mirmoezzi was born in Tehran in 1961. After receiving his high school diploma, he was accepted into the Mechanical Engineering program at Polytechnic University. After leaving the university, he entered the Qom Seminary in 1983. After completing the intermediate level (saṭḥ), he attended the classes of Ayatollahs Tabrizi, Vahid Khorasani, Zanjani, and Mousavi Ardebili. His university education continued in the field of economics at Mofid University up to the master’s level. Collaboration with the Fiqh and Economic System group at the Islamic Culture and Thought Research Institute, directorship of the Economics department, presidency of the Research Center for Islamic Systems, as well as teaching advanced-level seminary courses are among his academic and research activities. Several books and articles have been published by him, examples of which include Islam and Economic Challenges, Philosophy of Islamic Economics, Macroeconomics with an Islamic Perspective, and The Macro-Structure of the Islamic Economic System. He is currently a faculty member of the “Islamic Economics” department at the Islamic Culture and thought Research Institute and the director of the Research Center for Strategic Studies of the Seminary and the Clergy. We spoke with him about economics and its impact on the Islamic lifestyle, the full text of which follows:
A few years ago, Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Javad Alavi Boroujerdi, a lecturer of advanced jurisprudence (fiqh) and its principles (usul) at the Qom Seminary, denied the existence of a school of thought called the Islamic School of Economics, emphasizing that Islam did not design an economic school of thought. In the interim, various opinions in agreement or opposition to this theory were put forth. One of the opponents of this theory is Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Gholamreza Mesbahi Moqadam, a professor at the Faculty of Economics at Imam Sadiq (AS) University. In an interview with Fars, he explained the differences between the theoretical foundations of capitalist economics and Islamic economics and elucidated the characteristics of the Islamic School of Economics and its difference from the science of economics. The full text of this conversation follows for your review: