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'''Turning jurisprudential rules into law''' or '''legislating [based on] the Sharia''' is considered of the necessities of governance in the contemporary era in Islamic societies. In this process, jurisprudential rules take the form of law, and governmental requirements and guarantees of implementation (civil, administrative and criminal) are determined for them. Shia and Sunni scholars are more inclined to permit turning jurisprudential rules into law with certain conditions, and in some cases, they even consider it necessary in the current era. Conversely, some jurists believe that it is not permissible to turn jurisprudential rules into law; because, according to them the laws of Islam are clear and enforceable and there is no need to re-legislate them. In addition, some do not allow the turning of non-controversial rulings of Sharia into law; but in the area of conflicting rulings, they have left it to legislative institutions to choose one opinion. | '''Turning jurisprudential rules into law''' (in Persian: [[:fa:قانونگذاری_احکام_فقهی|قانونگذاری احکام فقهی]]) or '''legislating [based on] the Sharia''' is considered of the necessities of governance in the contemporary era in Islamic societies. In this process, jurisprudential rules take the form of law, and governmental requirements and guarantees of implementation (civil, administrative and criminal) are determined for them. Shia and Sunni scholars are more inclined to permit turning jurisprudential rules into law with certain conditions, and in some cases, they even consider it necessary in the current era. Conversely, some jurists believe that it is not permissible to turn jurisprudential rules into law; because, according to them the laws of Islam are clear and enforceable and there is no need to re-legislate them. In addition, some do not allow the turning of non-controversial rulings of Sharia into law; but in the area of conflicting rulings, they have left it to legislative institutions to choose one opinion. | ||
Converting jurisprudential rules into binding laws based on the theory of permissibility has certain conditions and requirements, the non-observance of which undermines the effectiveness of jurisprudence for the administration of society. Among these conditions are the adoptions of fatwas in accordance with the principle of justice, paying attention to fatwas that create efficient laws, explicitness of the words of the law that is derived from jurisprudence, giving authenticity to the law against the fatwa, and avoiding uncommon statements and fatwas. Jurisprudence researchers have also listed obstacles for turning the Sharia into law, which include lack of a governmental perspective on jurisprudence, differences between fatwas and the plurality of authorities, and the uncertainty of the standard fatwa. | Converting jurisprudential rules into binding laws based on the theory of permissibility has certain conditions and requirements, the non-observance of which undermines the effectiveness of jurisprudence for the administration of society. Among these conditions are the adoptions of fatwas in accordance with the principle of justice, paying attention to fatwas that create efficient laws, explicitness of the words of the law that is derived from jurisprudence, giving authenticity to the law against the fatwa, and avoiding uncommon statements and fatwas. Jurisprudence researchers have also listed obstacles for turning the Sharia into law, which include lack of a governmental perspective on jurisprudence, differences between fatwas and the plurality of authorities, and the uncertainty of the standard fatwa. | ||
==Explanation of the issue, its status and importance== | ==Explanation of the issue, its status and importance== | ||
Turning the Sharia or jurisprudence into an enforceable law and the reflection of jurisprudence in approved laws is one of the areas of legislation in Islam that attracted the attention of religious thinkers, jurists and lawyers with the introduction of the concept of law into the Islamic world.<ref>Ghamāmī et al., Imkānsanjī-yi Tabdīl-i Sharī‘at bi Qānūn, p. 173.</ref> According to researchers of law, Islamic jurisprudence was turned into law in the face of the new world for the purpose of continuation of jurisprudential rules in the contemporary society.<ref> Maḥmūdī, Rūyārūyī-i Guftimān-i Sunnatgirāyī va Tajaddud-Khāhī dar Sāḥat-i Fiqh-i Islāmī, p. 158.</ref> They believe that turning jurisprudential rules into legally binding laws is of the necessities of governance in the contemporary era in Islamic societies <ref>Ḥājī Dihābādī, Fiqh va Qānūn-nigārī, p. 100; Bādpā, Ḍarūrat-i Qānūnguḏārī-yi Aḥkām-i Fiqhī va …, p. 31.</ref>, and that the rule of law requires that all the affairs of the society be based on general and public laws and rules, based on which people can enjoy their rights and duties. Also, governmental affairs should be implemented through the law, and arbitrariness and aggression should be prevented.<ref>Hāshimī, Ḥuqūq-i Asāsī-yi Jumhūrī-yi Islāmī-yi Iran, vol. 3, p. 133.</ref> | Turning the Sharia or jurisprudence into an enforceable law and the reflection of jurisprudence in approved laws is one of the areas of legislation in Islam that attracted the attention of religious thinkers, jurists and lawyers with the introduction of the concept of law into the Islamic world.<ref>Ghamāmī et al., Imkānsanjī-yi Tabdīl-i Sharī‘at bi Qānūn, p. 173.</ref> According to researchers of law, Islamic jurisprudence was turned into law in the face of the new world for the purpose of continuation of jurisprudential rules in the contemporary society.<ref> Maḥmūdī, Rūyārūyī-i Guftimān-i Sunnatgirāyī va Tajaddud-Khāhī dar Sāḥat-i Fiqh-i Islāmī, p. 158.</ref> They believe that turning jurisprudential rules into legally binding laws is of the necessities of governance in the contemporary era in Islamic societies <ref>Ḥājī Dihābādī, Fiqh va Qānūn-nigārī, p. 100; Bādpā, Ḍarūrat-i Qānūnguḏārī-yi Aḥkām-i Fiqhī va …, p. 31.</ref>, and that the rule of law requires that all the affairs of the society be based on general and public laws and rules, based on which people can enjoy their rights and duties. Also, governmental affairs should be implemented through the law, and arbitrariness and aggression should be prevented.<ref>Hāshimī, Ḥuqūq-i Asāsī-yi Jumhūrī-yi Islāmī-yi Iran, vol. 3, p. 133.</ref> | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Converting Islamic jurisprudence into law first took place in the Majallat al-Aḥkām al-‘Adlīyyah by a group, consisting of seven Islamic scholars, based on Hanafi jurisprudence, in sixteen books and a total of 1851 legal articles. In later modifications to update it, however, the opinions of other denominations were also referred to, and a section on comparative jurisprudence was added.<ref>Ibid, pp. 166-167.</ref> After publication of the Majallat al-Aḥkām al-‘Adlīyyah, it was critiqued and evaluated by scholars of other denominations. One such critique is the book Taḥrīr al-Majallat by Muhammad Hussein Kāshif al-Ghiṭā who was a Shia scholar living in Najaf.<ref>Kāshif al-Ghiṭā, Taḥrīr al-Majallat, vol. 1, pp. 39-40 and 110.</ref> In this book, he explained, criticized and sought to comprehend the al-Majallat and presented the opinions of Shia jurists alongside the opinions of other Islamic denominations in a comparative manner in the framework of new laws. He also added twenty-three jurisprudential rules to the al-Majallat. | Converting Islamic jurisprudence into law first took place in the Majallat al-Aḥkām al-‘Adlīyyah by a group, consisting of seven Islamic scholars, based on Hanafi jurisprudence, in sixteen books and a total of 1851 legal articles. In later modifications to update it, however, the opinions of other denominations were also referred to, and a section on comparative jurisprudence was added.<ref>Ibid, pp. 166-167.</ref> After publication of the Majallat al-Aḥkām al-‘Adlīyyah, it was critiqued and evaluated by scholars of other denominations. One such critique is the book Taḥrīr al-Majallat by Muhammad Hussein Kāshif al-Ghiṭā who was a Shia scholar living in Najaf.<ref>Kāshif al-Ghiṭā, Taḥrīr al-Majallat, vol. 1, pp. 39-40 and 110.</ref> In this book, he explained, criticized and sought to comprehend the al-Majallat and presented the opinions of Shia jurists alongside the opinions of other Islamic denominations in a comparative manner in the framework of new laws. He also added twenty-three jurisprudential rules to the al-Majallat. | ||
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* Abulḥasanī, Mohsen, and Fattāḥī Zafarqandī, Ali, Taqnīn-i Sharī‘at dar Manẓūmi-yi Ḥuqūq-i Asāsī-yi Jumhūrī-yi Islāmī-yi Iran: Mabānī va Rāhkārhā, Tehran, Pijvāk-i ‘Idālat, 2024 | * Abulḥasanī, Mohsen, and Fattāḥī Zafarqandī, Ali, Taqnīn-i Sharī‘at dar Manẓūmi-yi Ḥuqūq-i Asāsī-yi Jumhūrī-yi Islāmī-yi Iran: Mabānī va Rāhkārhā, Tehran, Pijvāk-i ‘Idālat, 2024 | ||
* Idāri-yi Kull-i Umūr-i Farhangī va Ravābit-i ‘Umūmī-yi Majlis-i Shūrā-yi Islāmī, Ṣūrat-i Mashrūḥ-i Muḏākirāt-i Majlis-i Barrisī-yi Nahā’ī-yi Qānūn-i Asāsī-yi Jumhūrī-yi Islāmī-yi Iran, Tehran, Islamic Consultative Assembly publication, 1985 | * Idāri-yi Kull-i Umūr-i Farhangī va Ravābit-i ‘Umūmī-yi Majlis-i Shūrā-yi Islāmī, Ṣūrat-i Mashrūḥ-i Muḏākirāt-i Majlis-i Barrisī-yi Nahā’ī-yi Qānūn-i Asāsī-yi Jumhūrī-yi Islāmī-yi Iran, Tehran, Islamic Consultative Assembly publication, 1985 | ||
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* ‘Azīzullāhī, Muhammadriḍā, [https://www.sid.ir/fa/seminar/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=80499 Ta’thīr-i Qānūn-i Bargirifti az Fiqh dar Taḥaqquq-i Farhang-i Nuvīn-i Islāmī va Mavāni‘ va Rāhkārhā-yi Ān, collection of papers of the national conference of the new Islamic civilization], Shāhid university, 2015 | * ‘Azīzullāhī, Muhammadriḍā, [https://www.sid.ir/fa/seminar/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=80499 Ta’thīr-i Qānūn-i Bargirifti az Fiqh dar Taḥaqquq-i Farhang-i Nuvīn-i Islāmī va Mavāni‘ va Rāhkārhā-yi Ān, collection of papers of the national conference of the new Islamic civilization], Shāhid university, 2015 | ||
* Ghamāmī, Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi, and Mīrluḥī, Sayyid Muhammad Hussein, and Javādīyyih, Ali, [http://qjrl.cmirq.ir/article-1-236-fa.pdf Imkānsanjī-yi Tabdīl-i Sharī‘at bi Qānūn], Dīn va Qānūn quarterly, No. 19, 2021 | * Ghamāmī, Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi, and Mīrluḥī, Sayyid Muhammad Hussein, and Javādīyyih, Ali, [http://qjrl.cmirq.ir/article-1-236-fa.pdf Imkānsanjī-yi Tabdīl-i Sharī‘at bi Qānūn], Dīn va Qānūn quarterly, No. 19, 2021 | ||
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