Led by Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali, this program bridges traditional Islamic sciences with Western academic methodologies. It covers Shi’ite doctrines, the history of Orientalism, and methodologies for interfaith and intra-faith dialogue.
This advanced course by Shaykh Mortaza Torabi challenges the secular “Westphalian paradigm” of International Relations. Grounded in Quranic anthropology and Islamic jurisprudence, the seminar provides an indigenous framework for global peace, soft power, and diplomacy.
This 2025-2026 course at the Shahid Sadoughi Seminary investigates the Quranic and legal foundations of environmental protection, applying the “La Dharar” rule to complex issues like global warming and water reserve preservation.
This course by Shaykh Hadi Najafi provides an inferential-analytical study of capital markets. It categorizes joint-stock companies based on Islamic Sharia, defining the boundaries between permissible and prohibited investments in the modern economic landscape.
This advanced course at the Ayatollah Boroujerdi Seminary examines the legal and ethical boundaries of artificial insemination and IVF within Sharia. Instructor Seyyed Rahim Tavakkol provides an inferential-analytical study on lineage preservation and marital reproductive methods.
This course at Dar Al-Hikmah Seminary examines the complex “modern issues” of gender reassignment. Shaykh Mohammad Faqihi provides an inferential-comparative analysis of jurisprudential opinions, legal consequences, and the distinction between gender transformation and disclosing hidden biological identity.
Artificial intelligence (AI) raises questions about its relationship with religion. Shiite scholars have studied its impact on religious sciences, including jurisprudence. Advanced courses have addressed AI’s role in education, stock market transactions, judging, and its jurisprudential implications. A course on AI responsibility explores scenarios where AI is accountable for its actions, considering self-learning capabilities.
The jurisprudence of ethics is an emerging field that addresses moral duties and requires precise definition. It aims to apply ijtihād in ethical issues, clarify the relationship between jurisprudence and ethics, and examine moral qualities and behaviors. A specific course in 2023 focuses on the moral vice of ʿujb, considering its common occurrence and destructive effects.
The economic system of Islam encompasses an Islamic economic worldview, the school of Islam, and Islamic economics. Exploring its comprehensiveness and characteristics raises questions due to limited discussions and scarcity of narrations. The course addresses the existence of an Islamic economic system, its goals, the role of the Islamic government, financial resources, economic policies, and property regulation.
Jurisprudence is traditionally divided into acts of worship and transactions. Acts of worship focus on religious practices, while transactions deal with everyday worldly matters. In recent times, the emergence of new contracts, such as insurance, has garnered attention from Shiite and Sunni jurists. Questions regarding the legitimacy and conditions of insurance as a religious contract are explored, covering topics like its definition, principles, pillars, and potential obstacles.
