Ja'fari jurisprudence

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Ja'fari school of thought, Ja'fari jurisprudence or Ja'fari Fiqh is the name of the jurisprudence of the Shi'a Twelvers Muslims, derived from the name of Ja'far al-Sadiq, the 6th Shia Imam.

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[edit] Usuli

This school of thought utilize Ijtihad by adopting reasoned argumentation in finding the laws of Islam. Usulis emphasize the role of Mujtahid who was capable of independently interpreting the sacred sources as an intermediary of the Hidden Imam and , thus, serve as a guide to the community.This meant that legal interpretations were kept flexible to take accout of changing conditions and the dynimics of the times.[1] This school of thought is predominant among most of Shi'a.

According to idea developed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , two kinds of Ja'fari jurisprudence can be recognized. One as Conventional Fiqh and another as Dynamic Fiqh. In Dynamic Fiqh which is backed by the famous text book Javaher-al-Kalem (Arabic: جواهر الكلم‎), one should consider the concept of time, era, and age (Arabic: زمان‎) as well as the concept of place, location and venue (Arabic: مکان‎). He stated that these two concepts have key role in the underestanding and extraction of commandments. [2]

[edit] Akhbari

This school of thought take a restrictive approach to ijtihad and Akhbaris are located in Basra, its environs and Bahrain.[3]

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[edit] Controversial fields

This are the fields of the Ja'fari jurisprudence that are controversial among Muslims.

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ [Oxford concise dictionary of Politics,2003:487]
  2. ^ (Persian: صحيفه نور‎) http://www.tebyan.net/Html1/Sahife/html/21/289.htm
  3. ^ [Oxford concise dictionary of Politics,2003:487]

[edit] References

  • Oxford concise dictionary of Politics,2003

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