Author: Rahim Nobahar
-
Islam and the Foundations of Human Rights
This book examines Islam’s views on fundamental human rights issues, such as human dignity, equality, freedom, justice, peace, tolerance, the general principles of women’s rights, and the theory of the state in Islam. The content of the book demonstrates that an empathetic understanding of Islam, in harmony with the principles of human rights, is easy…
-
Contextualism in Ayatollāh Borūjerdī’s Jurisprudential Methodology
Abstract This article sheds light on the fiqhī methodology of Ayatollāh S. Hosain Tabātabāī Borūjerdī (1875-1961). According to the author, one of the most prominent features of his methodology is a broad contextualism. Bringing evidence from Ayatollāh Borūjerdī’s major writings, the article explains different aspects and dimensions of his contextualist approach. It explains how he has moved…
-
Equality of Blood Money of Man and Woman in Islamic Teachings
According to a widely accepted and traditional fatwa ruling in Islamic jurisprudence, the blood money of a woman is half that of a man. This book critically analyzes this fatwa and argues in favor of equal blood money for both men and women. In line with the findings of this study, different fiqhi approaches have…
-
The Public-Private Dichotomy And Islamic Hermeneutical Implications
This article studies public-private dichotomy from an Islamic Perspective.
-
Capital Punishment: An Islamic Perspective
This article argues in favor of a very minimalistic approach to death penalty from an Islamic perspective.