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Iran Confirms Adviser Shamkhani Survived Israeli Strike as Foreign Minister Foils Assassination Bid

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Iran Confirms Adviser Shamkhani Survived Israeli Strike as Foreign Minister Foils Assassination Bid

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Saving Lost Souls: Fatwās Against Suicide in Socialist Uzbekistan

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Saving Lost Souls: Fatwās Against Suicide in Socialist Uzbekistan

By Paolo Sartori Female suicides plagued Soviet Central Asia at least since the 1950s,[1] but their number increased significantly in the 1980s, during which period they became a matter of public concern in the USSR. The following is an excerpt from a report penned by a member of the Society for the Transmission of Political and Scientific Knowledge,[2] a state-sponsored institution for the promotion of atheism, which draws attention to the phen…Read Article

Servicing the Needs of a Community: Imamic Agency versus Local Demands

Servicing the Needs of a Community: Imamic Agency versus Local Demands

By Edmund Hayes A great body of Twelver legal doctrines is expressed through the Twelver ḥadīth corpus. A large body of these reports, like Sunnī ḥadīth, take the narrative form of members of the community asking questions. This can be seen a trope: a literary device that conveniently allows for the conveying of specific information. However, unless one wishes to resort to an unnecessarily nihilistic skepticism, we should assume it also reflects…Read Article

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Professionals can lead PAS [Malaysia] as long as their decisions are guided by ‘syarak’ (Islamic principles), sa[id] deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. Commenting on calls to retain ulama leadership should party president Abdul Hadi Awang step down at the party elections in September, Tuan Ibrahim said it has long been a tradition in the party: ‘It doesn’t necessarily have to be a ulama. What’s most important is to…Kuala Lumpur · Kuala Lumpur Read Article

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “The Grand Mufti [of Saudia Arabia] emphasized that performing Hajj without a permit constitutes a grave violation of Islamic law, as it violates the system and the public interest.” Meanwhile, “Muslim students from the Islamic University of Madinah in the Hejaz Region [have been asked to] participat[e] in the Hajj rituals of Hady and Adahi by offering guidance on animal sacrifice this weekend.” “More than 1,000 furoda h…Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia Read Article

The Rejection of Legal Pluralism and Its Consequences

By Edmund Hayes In 260/874, upon the death of the Eleventh Imam of the Twelver Shīʿa, al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskari, a crisis hit the inner circle of the Imam’s family. The Imam’s inheritance was contested between the Imam’s mother, Ḥudayth (d. perhaps before 281/894–95), and his brother, Jaʿfar (d. perhaps 281/894–95), known to posterity as “the Liar” for his claim to be the Twelfth Imam himself. Twelver accounts vilify Jaʿfar “the Liar” for resorting to…Iran · Iran Read Article

Taliban Official Promises Amnesty for Returning Afghans Amid US Travel Ban

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Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund announced on Saturday that Afghans abroad, including those who fled after the US withdrew its armed forces in 2021, will receive amnesty if they return to Afghanistan. Akhund stated, “Afghans who have left the country should return to their homeland Nobody will harmZalmay Khalilzad · Afghanistan See the Story

Was There an Early Imāmī Shīʿī Legal System?

By Edmund Hayes When we speak of Shīʿī law, we usually mean the legal edifice of Twelver Shīʿīsm, which developed in the centuries following the collapse of the historical imamate with the death of the eleventh Imam in 260/874. In this series of essays, I am going to ask what role the Imams had in making and implementing law during their lifetimes, and how legal functions were negotiated between the Imams and their community. Was there something…Iran · Iran Read Article

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In Malaysia, “Muslim children born out of wedlock are given the generic surname of Abdullah (which means God’s servant in Arabic) on their birth certificate. . . . The reason the National Registration Department (NRD) gave Mazlan, who was in Sabah when he got married but now lives with his family in Selangor, was that he did not have a marriage certificate from the Sabah Islamic Affairs Department. No marriage certificat…Pakistan · Pakistan See the Story

God’s Wish or Mortal Error? The Iranian State’s Blessing for Vigilantism

By Bahman Khodadadi As Muslim jurist Mohsen Kadivar observes, in traditional fiqh (Islamic law), certain punishments prescribed by sharīʿa can be carried out “by any adult Muslim (mukallaf) based on their own judgment and without recourse to a judge or a court.”[1] One of the key prerequisites for the application of life-for-life retribution (qiṣāṣ al-nafs) is that the victim’s life must be regarded as sacred; in other words, the victim must be …Iran · Iran Read Article

Navigating Legal Impasses: Maṣlaḥa, State Decrees, and Shīʿī Jurisprudence in Post-Revolutionary Iran

By Bahman Khodadadi As I noted in my previous essay, with the rise of Shīʿī theocracy in 1979, the newly established Islamic Republic of Iran embarked on a “sharīʿatization” project. However, shortly after the establishment of the theocratic state, the ruling clergy recognized that complex realities of governance posed significant challenges, making the implementation of many religious precepts difficult, if not altogether impossible.[1] Confron…Iran · Iran Read Article

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