Scholaria Contributions (9)

The Establishment of Government Is Self-Evident in the Sharia

September 1, 2026 — Mahdi Shabzendedar

This text explores the comprehensive and eternal nature of Islamic guidance, emphasizing the necessity of discerning divine rulings for newly emerging issues in human life. It highlights the pivotal role of Islamic seminaries (ḥawzas) and the prerequisite of deep jurisprudential mastery. Ultimately, it asserts that the codification of divine laws necessitates an enforcing authority, making the establishment of government a self-evident truth within the Sharia.

The Requisites of Research in the Field of the Jurisprudence of Art

September 1, 2026 — Abolqasem Alidoost

This text outlines the foundational and methodological prerequisites for researching the jurisprudence of art. It defines the jurist’s true mission as discovering the Sharia, addresses the extremes of “subject identification” (mawḍūʿ-shenāsī), and distinguishes it from “instance identification.” Ultimately, it explores the societal realization of Islamic art jurisprudence through the philosophical principle of the agency of the agent and the receptivity of the recipient.

The Philosophical Foundations of the Human Sciences

August 24, 2026 — Mahdi Abdullahi

This article examines the profound impact of the human sciences on society and argues for a paradigm shift grounded in Islamic intellectual traditions. By analyzing the hierarchical relationship between ontology, philosophical anthropology, epistemology, and the human sciences, the text highlights the necessity of foundational philosophical principles in critiquing Western empirical methodologies and establishing a superior, indigenous approach to the humanities.

Justice and Virtue: The Philosophical Geometry of Ethics

August 21, 2026 — Hamid Parsania

An in-depth philosophical exploration of the intrinsic relationship between justice, wisdom, and truth, culminating in Khwājah Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī’s profound geometric analogy of virtue as the precise center point against the infinite peripheries of vice.

The Foundations and Proofs of Realism in Islamic Epistemology

April 24, 2026 — Mahdi Abdullahi

An in-depth exploration of the ontological and epistemological claims of realism in Islamic thought, focusing on Allameh Tabatabai’s foundational arguments, the mechanics of acquired knowledge, and how this framework contrasts with post-Renaissance Western paradigms like Kantian subjectivism.