The Department of Contemporary Jurisprudence

According to the news agency of the seminary, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, the Grand Marja of the Shia, deemed it necessary to pay deep attention to the subjects in of contemporary jurisprudence.

He made the request in a meeting with the heads of the seminaries and the contemporary jurisprudence department while praising their accomplishments in the field. He emphasized the importance of focusing on the depth of the subjects and ensuring a strong intellectual role the Office of Contemporary Jurisprudence should play.

At the beginning of the meeting, Ayatollah Arafi expressed gratitude to Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi for his support, discussed seminary administration and programs, and highlighted the initiatives and publications of the Office of Contemporary Jurisprudence.

He emphasized the importance of thorough 5-year planning for significant tasks, including the activities of the Office of Contemporary Jurisprudence. The focus is on advanced lessons rooted in seminary methodology, avoiding pseudo-enlightenment ideas, and relying on independent seminary principles. The institute collaborates with seminary and university teachers to analyze subjects jurisprudentially. This year, a 9-volume book on ijtihad in contemporary jurisprudence has been published, with plans for an equal number of new books next year.

The head of Iran&#39;s Islamic seminary highlighted the collaborative effort behind the book Al-Fā&rsquo;iq and its commentary, authored with the support of renowned advanced jurisprudence teachers. He emphasized that this book, as a supplement to Kifāyah, has sparked intellectual growth in the seminary. He also noted that future publications will be added to the seminary education system which will complement Makāsib in subjects such as &#39;legal entity.&#39;

Identifying and publishing books which in the last 100 years have been authored in Najaf and Qom on contemporary subject was a project he considered one of the other tasks of Contemporary Jurisprudence Office in the next year.

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Ayatollah Arafi noted: &quot;We have contacted different Government bodies and have collected their issues and principle needs and formed more than 20 intellectual committees with the respected research executive Hujjatul Islām wa al-Muslimīn Muqīmī Ḥājī.&quot;

He stated that students, teachers, and seminary centers conducting strategic research aligned with announced guidelines to address societal issues will receive support, adding that over 100 projects have already commenced and are set to be published by next year.

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Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimīn Esna Ashari, head of the Department of Contemporary Jurisprudence of the seminary, for his part said: &lsquo;Although these lessons began in the second half of the seminary school year, 72 teachers and more than 1000 students participated in these lessons and it is anticipated that this number will be doubled in the next year.

With over 200 teachers, around 4,800 students are enrolled in advanced contemporary jurisprudence lessons, and 2,500 in Al-Fā&rsquo;iq courses, he reported and said the figures reflect 45% of high-level students&#39; engagement with contemporary issues in some capacity.

Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimīn Esna Ashari added: &quot;At higher levels, students and teachers not only teach and study but also research new lessons alongside traditional seminary subjects. This allows them to grasp traditional principles of ijtihad while exploring its application to contemporary issues.&quot;

The office of contemporary jurisprudence highlighted the popularity of introductory books in this semester, including &#39;Usury and Islamic Banking&#39; and &#39;Analysis of Methods to Elude Usury&#39; by Ayatollah Makarem, &#39;Governance in Islam by Ayatollah Khalkhālī, &#39;Our Economics&#39; by Shahīd Ṣadr, &#39;Jurisprudence of Guardianship and Governance&#39; by Ayatollah Maẓāherī, and Fiqh of Cryptocurrencies by Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Reza Modaressi.

 
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Seminary Initiatives Essential in Jurisprudence Development 

During the meeting held at Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&#39;s residence, he highlighted the growing interest in jurisprudence and its principles within the seminaries, emphasizing their foundational role in religious rulings. He acknowledged the significant initiatives in this field, praising them as important steps in the right direction.

He highlighted subjectology examples, emphasizing the need for precise analysis of money, its origins, and generation within the complexities of the modern global economic system.

He argued that topics of cryptocurrencies, their classification as money or commodities, and the analysis of various company forms and investment types require precise scrutiny.

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&quot;Additionally, the foundational rulings on these subjects must be clarified. The issue of loans, borrowing, and the disapproval of such practices, as noted in Imam Khomeini&#39;s writings, is another critical matter that demands serious attention and action,&quot; the Grand Marja said.

Hujjat al-Islam Esna Ashari reported an extensive seminary-university team being established from different scientific fields and serious attention is being given to interdisciplinary research and different thematic aspects such as money. Likewise, opinions of legislative groups are being taken into account and lengthy periods are being dedicated to thematic while sometimes last over a year.

At the end, the Ayatollah demanded the abstracts and conclusions of teachers&#39; intellectual works on cryptocurrencies and other publications to be sent to him for a review.

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi expressed his satisfaction with the advancement of the office of contemporary jurisprudence, urging deep attention to the subjects in of contemporary jurisprudence 

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Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi Calls for Special attention to Contemporary Jurisprudence Works

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Specialized Subjectology

Approximately 20 days ago, the Office of Contemporary Jurisprudence launched a general call for seminary and university thinkers to assist in the critique of the draft.

&nbsp;A number of seminary teachers and researchers working in jurisprudence, ethics, philosophy, law and artificial intelligence announced their readiness in this regard to present strategic&nbsp;and appropriate legislative recommendations.

The Head of Iran&#39;s Seminaries Ayatullah Arafi delivered the prepared critic on the document to President Raisi so that it may be used by the relevant Iranian authorities prevent the entry of such alien issues as the 2030 document (UNESCO&rsquo;s Sustainable development goals), which is in contrast to the Islamic-Iranian culture of the country.&nbsp;

The finalized UNESCO document on AI ethics will be reviewed, and a revised critique will be published as a standalone book.

Department of Contemporary Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence, UNESCO, AI

UNESCO has finalized its draft on artificial intelligence ethics document after two years of extensive work and revisions, and plans to present it for approval of the member states at the 41st meeting in Paris in October 2021.

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Islamic Seminary

The ceremony was held on January 27 2023 at the 22nd Book Conference of the Islamic Seminary.

The conference honored the achievements of scholars and highlighted the importance of advancing knowledge in Islamic jurisprudence.

The recognition of &ldquo;Al-Fāiq fī Al-Usūl&rdquo; as the book of the year reflects the commitment of the Islamic Seminaries&#39; effort to foster scholarly excellence and promote contemporary legal discourse within the Islamic tradition.

The conference not only honors the authors but also reinforces the vital role of Islamic scholarship in addressing modern legal challenges.

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In a prestigious ceremony held at the Ma’sūmiya School, Qom, the book “Al-Fāiq fī Al-Usūl” was awarded the highest rank in Jurisprudence and Islamic Legal Theory.

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Contemporary Jurisprudence Education

The Fiqh of Cryptocurrencies is the first Ijtihadi book on the topic of Bitcoin rulings. The book is shipped nationwide for free.

This book is the product of collaborative efforts by a skilled team of cryptography professors, economists, crypto experts, and seminary scholars.

 
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Download the list as well as the first few pages of the book from the link below.

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On the occasion of Research Week, a contemporary jurisprudence book is set to be made available for online purchase every two days on this channel and many other affiliated channels. The mechanism ensures that individuals in Qom and other cities can conveniently benefit from the scholarly works.

 
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Here is the quick purchase link on the safe platform of Shoprak (address and full details must be entered, otherwise, it will not be sent):

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The second edition of The Fiqh of Cryptocurrencies, originally taught by Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Reza Modarresi (a jurist member of the Guardian Council), is now available for online purchase following a thorough review by the professor.

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Contemporary Jurisprudence Research

Following this progress, several meetings were held with teachers and different educational departments which was welcomed by the teachers and elders and the admirable progress of the office of contemporary jurisprudence. Many of these respected people welcomed further co-operation with this transformational endeavours. The original aim of these meetings as well was to request a greater presence of the respected elders in lessons and research pertaining to contemporary jurisprudence.&nbsp;As an example from the held meetings, we can mention the meeting held with Ayatullah Jawādī Āmuli which took place with the companionship of the respected head of the Islamic seminaries. This meeting extended the specified time and the respected Ayatullah as well presented strategic discussions and after being acquainted with all the activities undertaken by the office of contemporary jurisprudence and a request for his greater presence, Ayatullah Jawādī Āmuli announced that with the Grace of Allah, he will begin advanced contemporary jurisprudential lessons from this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Another meeting, with the co-operation of Ayatullah A’rāfī, was held in the presence of Ayatullah Subhānī. With emphasis on this that he has previously taken steps to establish advanced lessons in contemporary issues and its results have also been published in his books of Ijtihād, he expressed his devotion and promised his additional assistance in both introductory lessons in contemporary jurisprudence as well as in advanced lessons of philosophy so that competent teachers would take a step forward in teaching.&nbsp;One of the other meetings that took place was in the presence of Hujjatul Islām wal Muslimeen Shahristānī (representative of Ayatullah Sistānī) whereby after communication of the activities (by the office of contemporary jurisprudence), he advocated for many of these measures and also introduced some teachers for collaboration. One of the future plans is to undertake a more serious intellectual co-operation with these respected teachers.&nbsp;Other meetings as well were held with different educational institutions such as the office of jurisprudential studies of forensic medicine in which whilst expressing the desire to co-operate, intellectual matters as well were discussed to advance the educational level of the seminaries.&nbsp;Pictures of these meetings are presented henceforth:<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:65.07%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem1_ffd7585d3a_cca8e452f3.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:64.76%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem2_1b4fda2d1b_4ddd08481a.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:64.92%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem4_218b122c6b_2018bfcd7d.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:64.27%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem5_83603e579c_f57ba76938.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:63.84%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem6_09b73918d7_900af9eb63.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:63.42%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem8_0f106c2afd_871a21fe7b.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:63.41%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem11_d44427bd18_ab01c2a0be.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:62.9%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem12_08a2c27b05_f59a087f83.jpg"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:62.62%;"><img src="https://fms.s3.ir-thr-at1.arvanstorage.com/zem13_00a9dc6cf3_fd4b8d906e.jpg"><figcaption>Pictures of cordial and strategic meetings with respected Marāj’, teachers, noble seminaries and educational institutions. Winter 1400 (2021)</figcaption></figure>

The Winter of 1400 (2021) was very productive for the office of contemporary jurisprudence. The start of this season came with the launch of introductory lessons to contemporary jurisprudence, transformational and precise progress in advancing the scientific level of study in the Islamic seminary and an unexpected welcome by the respected teachers and students.