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Political Science

Ta'zir Enforcement: Obligation or Discretion

In this article, Mohsen Borhani and Morteza Babaei examine one of the important questions in criminal jurisprudence: Is an Islamic government required to impose punishment for every sinful act, or does it have discretion in applying ta'zir? By analyzing jurisprudential views on ta'zir, the authors argue that the discretionary approach has stronger jurisprudential support and that lawmakers are not necessarily obligated to criminalize all sinful acts.

September 11, 2026Political ScienceTa'zir Enforcement: Obligation or Discretion

September 11, 2026

Philosophy

The Right to Be Wrong: The Cornerstone of a Civil and Liberal Religion — Arash Naraghi

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Ta'zir Enforcement: Obligation or Discretion

The Right to Be Wrong: The Cornerstone of a Civil and Liberal Religion — Arash Naraghi

Ta'zir Enforcement: Obligation or Discretion

The Right to Be Wrong: The Cornerstone of a Civil and Liberal Religion — Arash Naraghi

The Status of Moral Considerations in Islamic Jurisprudential Reasoning — An Article by Abolghasem Fanaei

“Are Non-Muslims Really Kafir?” by Amirhossein Torkashvand

“Is the Current Approach to Hijab in Iran the Exception or the Rule?” by Javad Darvish

The Article “Is Secularization Possible in Islam?” by Zaniar Ebrahimi

Interview with Yaser Mirdamadi: Even Anti-Traditionalism Needs Tradition

Lectures on the Philosophical Foundations of Belief in the Unseen by Arash Naraghi

Farhad Shafti's essay “Why Am I a Muslim? What Do I Consider the Essentials of Islam?”