Contemporary Jurisprudence

Critique of the View of Incompatibility Between Jurisprudence and Economic Development and Introduction of Four Different Approaches to the Synergy of Religion and Development

The specialized scientific session of the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies, titled “Jurisprudence and Economic Development,” was held, and Dr. Mohammad Reza Yousefi, associate professor at Mofid University, thoroughly examined the relationship between jurisprudence and economic development.
🏷 According to the news portal of the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies, various perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of the coexistence of jurisprudence and economic development were critiqued and analyzed in this session.
🔹 Dr. Yousefi, reviewing Dr. Mohsen Renani’s perspective and critiquing his arguments, outlined four main approaches to the interaction between jurisprudence and development, emphasizing that jurisprudence has the capacity to adapt to contemporary needs and cannot simply be considered an obstacle to development. This discussion involves complex jurisprudential, economic, and social dimensions and requires deeper research.
View the full text of the news along with the audio of the scientific session: 🔻

Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Mehdi Mehrizi, in an Exclusive Interview with Contemporary Jurisprudence:

Analysis of Contemporary Jurisprudence Based on a Minimalist Approach to Fiqh/5

Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Mehdi Mehrizi, a veteran professor and researcher at the Qom Islamic Seminary, has no hesitation in openly and clearly defending the minimalist approach to jurisprudence.
🔹 In response to the challenges raised regarding the minimalist approach to jurisprudence, he points out that neither the proponents of the minimalist approach nor those of the maximalist approach have clearly defined the foundations and principles of their approaches, and thus, the discussions raised are generally abstract.
🏷 While defending the minimalist approach to jurisprudence, he considers proponents of the maximalist approach to be keen on making jurisprudence dominant over all matters. The full text of the candid and engaging interview by Contemporary Jurisprudence with this professor and researcher of the Qom Islamic Seminary, concerning the challenges of the minimalist approach to jurisprudence, is presented for your consideration: 🔻