Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Mohammad Hossein Malekzadeh, a professor of advanced jurisprudential studies at the Qom Islamic Seminary, spoke at the webinar titled “Ijtihadi Governance for the Islamic Regulation of Virtual Life,” held on July 6, 2021, organized by the Office of Islamic Studies and Seminary Communications at the Cyberspace Research Institute. He elaborated on the differences between secular and ijtihadi governance in cyberspace, stating: Ijtihadi governance and comprehensive jurisprudence mean that all human beings throughout history are addressed by the Quran and the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), though the nature of the discourse varies depending on the historical periods and geographical contexts.
🔹 He noted that life can be divided into five levels—individual, familial, social, governmental, and civilizational—adding: Comprehensive jurisprudence claims to cover all dimensions of these types of life, thus it does not rely solely on textual methods but also utilizes reason and science, and in terms of outcomes, it is comprehensive.
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