Contemporary Jurisprudence

Hujjat al-Islam Dr. Ali Shafiei, in an Exclusive Interview with Contemporary Jurisprudence:

Examination of the Jurisprudential Dimensions of Spousal Violence/6

Advocates for women’s rights, sometimes referred to as feminists, constantly complain about the various forms of violence that, in their view, men inflict on women. Although this opinion has many opponents who do not consider many male behaviors as violence at all, the question is why the conflict is essentially about violence by the husband against the wife, and no one speaks of violence by the wife against the husband. Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Ali Shafiei, who is counted among intellectuals, believes that violence by women against men also exists, but for various reasons enumerated in this interview, it has not been much discussed. In this exclusive interview with Contemporary Jurisprudence, he explored the various dimensions of violence against the husband and the reasons for its absence in the scholarly discourse of jurisprudential knowledge.
The full text of this engaging and insightful interview is presented below:

In the 234th Scientific Seminar of the Women and Family Jurisprudence Group at the Research Institute of Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies, It Was Stated:

Women’s Marja‘iyyah: Responsibility or Denial of Right?
In the scientific seminar on “Women’s Marja‘iyyah: Dimensions and Challenges,” Dr. Mahdi Sajjadi-Amin, explaining his view on the non-guardianship nature of ijtihad, considered the negation of guardianship from women as the removal of responsibility, not the denial of a right. In contrast, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Fazel Baboli emphasized the need for historical and social re-reading of jurisprudential evidence and described marja‘iyyah as a scholarly, not guardianship, status. Additionally, Dr. Toufiqi, critiquing some traditional foundations, proposed redefining the institution of marja‘iyyah in a council-based and specialized manner.
The discussions in this seminar showed that the topic of women’s marja‘iyyah remains a live and noteworthy issue in seminaries and jurisprudential centers, requiring deeper research and interdisciplinary dialogues to achieve an up-to-date understanding of the scholarly and religious position of women in the Shiite jurisprudential system.
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