A Study in the Philosophy of Islamic Rites
Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Translated by Yasin T.
Al-Jibouri
Rites enjoy an important role in Islam.
Their injunctions represent an important part of
jurisprudence and a worshipping conduct which...
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A Study in the Philosophy of Islamic Rites
Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Translated by Yasin T.
Al-Jibouri
Rites enjoy an important role in Islam.
Their injunctions represent an important part of
jurisprudence and a worshipping conduct which formulates a noticeable phenomenon in the
daily life of the pious.
The system of rites in Islamic jurisprudence represents one of its static facets which cannot
be affected by the general trend of life or the circumstances of civil progress in man s life
except by a small portion, contrary to other judicial aspects which are flexible and dynamic.
The method of application and utilization of these judicial aspects is affected by the
circumstances pertaining to civil progress in man s life, such as the system of deals and
contracts.
In the sphere of worship, the man of the age of electricity and space prays, fasts, and
performs the pilgrimage just as his ancestor from the age of the stone mill used to pray.
fast.
and pe
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