Academic Panel: A Critical Examination of the Political Thought of Davood Feirahi

An academic panel entitled “A Critical Examination of the Political Thought and Ideas of Davood Feirahi” was held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the House of Humanities Thinkers.

Speakers:

Dr. Mohsen Borhani Faculty Member, Law, University of Tehran

Dr. Moini Alamdari Jahangiri Faculty Member, Political Science, University of Tehran

Dr. Ahmad Bostani Faculty Member, Political Science, Kharazmi University

Dr. Mehdi Fadaei Mehrabani Faculty Member, Political Science, University of Tehran

Panel Secretary: Dr. Ali Ardam

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First Round of Talks 04:35 Dr. Mohsen Borhani 22:36 Dr. Ahmad Bostani 42:03 Dr. Mehdi Fadaei Mehrabani 01:03:45 Dr. Jahangir Moini Alamdari

Second Round of Talks 01:21:59 Third Round of Talks 02:13:55

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Mohsen Borhani’s Remarks on His Speech:

On the fourth anniversary of the passing of the late Dr. Feirahi, I endeavored to present several topics to the esteemed audience:

1. The necessity of separating jurisprudence (fiqh) from non-jurisprudence and returning to traditional jurisprudence, purging the accretions and obligations that have been imposed with specific concerns but in the name of Sharia and jurisprudence. 2. Attention to the pluralistic nature of jurisprudential knowledge and the necessity of contemplating how to choose among different jurisprudential schools in legislation. 3. In political jurisprudence, the subject is not the “ruler” but the “state.” 4. The study of the subject-matter of the state is of utmost importance, as a Sharia ruling applies to a subject that has come into existence in the external world. 5. Jurisprudence is not a subject-creating science. 6. In an Islamic government, jurisprudence is the sole shield against the violation of citizens’ rights and freedoms. 7. If due diligence is exercised in the study of subject-matter, then one can both be an advocate of jurisprudence and have one’s heart devoted to Iran and being Iranian in itself, and contemplate the “Problem of Iran.”

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Full Audio of the Panel on a Critical Examination of the Political Thought and Ideas of Davood Feirahi

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