The Nature of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong and Its Impact on the Rulings of Constructing and Managing Sacred Shrines

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Associate Professor, Islamic Sciences and Culture AcademyQom, Qom, Iran

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This article consists of two sections: the first section addresses the nature of the obligation of enjoining good and forbidding wrong, while the second section examines the application and impact of this nature on two general aspects of the rulings governing sacred shrines: the first aspect is the construction of sacred shrines, and the second is their management. The main question in the first section is whether the juristic nature of this obligation is verbal admonition or a means to eradicate wrongdoing and establish good. In the second section, the main question concerns the impact of the juristic nature of this obligation on the rulings for constructing and managing sacred shrines. The discussion is limited to the universal aspect of the obligation (as an obligation and universal competence). If the topic of governments and the management of shrines is addressed, it will only be in relation to this aspect. The goal of the article is to expand the jurisprudence of the obligation and the jurisprudence of sacred shrines, employing the customary ijtihad method in the sciences of jurisprudence and Imamiya principles. The result of the first section establishes the verbal nature of the obligation in enjoining good and forbidding wrong, akin to a universal obligation and competence, which implies disregarding the commonly accepted three stages (heartfelt, verbal, and practical) in this obligation. The result of the second section is the necessity of public demand for the construction of shrines and the obligation to adhere to all religious rulings in the management and overall environment of the shrines, which must comply with the conditions of Islamic law for carrying out the obligation.

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Volume 31, Issue 1
June 2024
Pages 118-145

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  • Receive Date: 21 August 2023
  • Revise Date: 14 October 2023
  • Accept Date: 31 October 2024

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