Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Musawi Isfahani: Difference between revisions
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=== Credible and Documentary Financial Value of Paper Money === | === Credible and Documentary Financial Value of Paper Money === | ||
On the basis of some understanding of his fatwas in Wasilat al-Najat, it is said that Isfahani did not consider fiat money, such as banknotes, to possess independent financial value; rather, he perceived them as documents representing dirhams and dinars, acting as alternative of gold and silver. Hence, he did not consider the credit transaction ( | On the basis of some understanding of his fatwas in Wasilat al-Najat, it is said that Isfahani did not consider fiat money, such as banknotes, to possess independent financial value; rather, he perceived them as documents representing dirhams and dinars, acting as alternative of gold and silver. Hence, he did not consider the credit transaction (Nasi'a) of this type of money permissible, because they lack intrinsic financial value and have only gained validity backed by precious metals. It is said that this view is rooted in traditional jurisprudential foundations, which consider financial value to be dependent on tangibility and consumability.<ref>Davoudi, Naqsh-e Foqaha-ye Shi'eh dar Hall-e Masa'il-e Mustahdatha, p. 211.</ref> | ||
=== Lack of father's Guardianship over the Virgin Girl on the Marriage Contract === | === Lack of father's Guardianship over the Virgin Girl on the Marriage Contract === | ||