Contemporary Jurisprudence

Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Ali Rahmani in a Commentary:

Titles of sanctity in the jurisprudence of arts/21

The use of “corruption” (ifsād) is not exclusive to the jurisprudence of art but is also employed in other jurisprudential domains to indicate the prohibition or undesirability of an act. However, it is undoubtedly one of the most frequently applied concepts in the jurisprudence of art. Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Ali Rahmani, in this commentary, has sought to explore the various dimensions of this lesser-addressed jurisprudential concept and discuss its application to the jurisprudence of art. According to this professor at the Mashhad Seminary, prior to examining this concept jurisprudentially, it is essential to consider terms such as “removal” (raf‘), “prevention” (daf‘), “eradication” (qal‘), and “suppression” (ḥasm), which are often associated with it. He further considers it a strategic error to study the use of this term in narrational and Quranic heritage without regard to the nature of the art contemporary to the issuance of the text. The full text of this insightful and scholarly commentary by a faculty member of the Akhund Khorasani Center and deputy of education at the Office of Islamic Propagation in Khorasan is presented below:

Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Mohammad Kazem Haqqani-Fazl in a Commentary:

Titles of sanctity in the jurisprudence of arts/20

For several years, the question of the primary ruling for artistic acts has been a subject of inquiry among those interested in the jurisprudence of art. It could be argued that the first person to raise this issue among contemporary scholars was Ayatollah Alidoust. The academic secretary of the National Conferences on the Jurisprudence of Art, in 2015, formally declared the primary ruling for artistic acts to be desirability (istihbāb) and has repeatedly emphasized this view since then. His statement has elicited varied responses over the years. However, Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Mohammad Kazem Haqqani-Fazl, in his exclusive commentary for the electronic journal Prohibited Concepts in the Jurisprudence of Art, has explored this issue from a different perspective. The former deputy of education at the School of the Jurisprudence of Art has sought to answer whether an artistic act can inherently bear a primary principle. The full text of the commentary by the director of the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jurisprudence is presented below:

Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Yasser Aminian in a Commentary:

Titles of sanctity in the jurisprudence of arts/19

The fatwas of jurists regarding artistic works have a long history, and throughout jurisprudential texts, various jurisprudential concepts have been identified as rendering an artistic work prohibited. However, these concepts have never been systematically compiled into a single cohesive document. Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Yasser Aminian, a professor of advanced levels at the Qom Seminary, has endeavored in this exclusive commentary to not only compile these concepts but also categorize them in a novel manner. The full text of this commentary by the professor and researcher of the Qom Seminary is presented below:

Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Hossein Adabi in a Commentary:

Titles of sanctity in the jurisprudence of arts/18

The concept of “la‘b” (play), despite lacking a unanimous definition, has generally been used in jurisprudential texts as a criterion for prohibition, particularly in the context of art more than in other areas of jurisprudence. The lack of independent attention to this jurisprudential concept has resulted in fatwas issued based on its application to actions lacking sufficient precision. Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Hossein Adabi, a professor at the Mashhad Seminary with extensive studies and experience in the field of art, explores the meaning of la‘b and its application in the rulings of the jurisprudence of art in this exclusive commentary. The full text of the commentary by this professor and researcher of the Mashhad Seminary is as follows: