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 … Continue reading God’s Wish or Mortal Error? The Iranian State’s Blessing for Vigilantism
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. … Continue reading Navigating Legal Impasses: Maṣlaḥa, State Decrees, and Shīʿī Jurisprudence in Post-Revolutionary Iran
By Bahman Khodadadi With the emergence of Shīʿī theocracy in 1979, the newly established state, the Islamic Republic of Iran, set in motion a “sharīʿatization” project. As part of this … Continue reading The Ascendancy of Fixed Islamic Corporal Punishments in Shīʿī Theocracy
