Modern Islam

Modern Islam is a version of religion of Islam written by Grand Ayatollah Reza Hosseini Nassab[1][2]. The book of "Modern Islam" has been published in Farsi language [3] and summary of that book has been translated and published in English [4] and Arabic [5][6][7].

Shari'a in Modern Islam

According to Grand Ayatollah Hosseini Nassab, in Modern Islam, law, i.e., Shari’a, is explained and interpreted based on high human ideals, which are the essence of the religion of Islam. These ideals include rationality, justice, freedom, mercy, chivalry, tolerance, empathy, ethics, human dignity, spirituality, peace, rule of law, human rights, and attaining high moral states. To derive Shari’a law, in addition to the Scripture and Tradition, independent reason is applied to ensure that such a body of law is compatible with human nature and rationality. In that light, if a scholar or jurist issues an edict which stands in contradiction to the principles of rationality, justice, natural human rights, freedom of thought and expression, and high moral states, then such an edict is deemed anti-Islamic, and following it is considered a rejection of the high values of the Noble Qur’an. In Modern Islam, the precious kernel of religion, which is Sacred Devine Law, remains invariant; nonetheless, its directives are interpreted and explained as the sacred law maker in Islam is responsible for guiding humankind in the current period[8].

Quran in Modern Islam

In Modern Islam, the Glorious Qur’an, as the Word of God and the Final Testament, is considered the most important source of law. Nonetheless, its interpretation should be consistent with reason, human nature, invariant findings of science, and the absolutely authentic narrations from the infallible Imams, which are confirmed by rationality, justice and other mentioned human values. Any interpretation or understanding of the verses of the Qur’an, which contradict reason, human nature, morality, justice, self-evident knowledge, and the invariant findings of human sciences, is considered invalid[9].

Traditions in Modern Islam

In Modern Islam, narrations, which meet the criteria of authenticity from the point of view the Principles of Jurisprudence, the Science of the Narrators of the Tradition, and the Science of Interpreting Narration, can be referenced as long as they are consistent with the general spirit of Islam encompassing rationality, justice, human rights, human dignity, and others mentioned human high values. In the event of a contradiction between a narrated hadeeth and principal human values, principles of reason, and Devine human nature, it will be determined that such a hadeeth does not meet the main condition which is required for its validity, the reason being that the infallible Imam’s words should never contradict human nature, justice, rationality, and other sacred Devine and human values. In other words, in addition to the requirements of the aforementioned sciences to assess the validity of a hadeeth, it is also required that the hadeeth should be consistent with the general spirit of Islam, which is based on rationality, justice, human rights, and morality.http://hoseini.org/q-55.pdf

Jurisprudence in Modern Islam

In Modern Islam, there are four dimensions for jurisprudence: 1. The spiritual dimension 2. The economic dimension 3. The social dimension 4. The governance/public administration dimension The fourth dimension, i.e., the principles of public administration and rules pertaining to governance, is determined based on the present social context, and may vary in different times. Such principles and rules include those concerning court judgments, sentences, retribution , restitution, compensation, testimony, and armed struggle, which depending on the time the Traditions were issued, and extenuating circumstances may be reconsidered in accordance with contextual factors, human values, and in conformity with general jurisprudential rules. The proud example of the infallible Imams in this matter is clear evidence for this (contextual) approach (to jurisprudence), instances of which will be presented in this publication.http://hoseini.org/q-55.pdf

External links

• www.hoseini.org Official website of Grand Ayatollah Reza Hosseini Nassab.

• www.islamabc.org Official website of Modern Islam.

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