Specialized Fiqh Library

Creating a specialized library is undeniably an absolute necessity especially at the present age when different branches of sciences are developing rapidly and becoming increasingly specialized. The library of the Jurisprudence Center of Pure Imams (a.s.) was established to provide exclusive services and create a suitable atmosphere for the students and researchers of the Islamic seminary (Hawzah) in general and the researchers of Jurisprudential Center in particular. It is one of the richest and most frequented libraries in the country.

This library is managed and run in "open-shelf" manner and at present it contains over 30000 books with many more being added regularly to it. Books have been shelved on subject basis under the following titles:

Shia Jurisprudence (Fiqh);

Shafei Jurisprudence;

Hanbali Jurisprudence;

Maliki Jurisprudence;

Miscellaneous Schools' Jurisprudence
(Zaidi, Zaheri, Abazi, etc.);

Principles of Jurisprudence;

History of Jurisprudence;

The Principles of Shia Jurisprudence;

The Principles of Ahl-e Sunnah Jurisprudence;

Comparative Jurisprudence and Encyclopedias of Jurisprudence;

Islamic Law Verses;

Shia Tradition;

Ahl-e Sunnah Tradition;

Law

Rijal and Dirayah (Traditionists and Contextual Study of Traditions);

Fiqh Magazines, etc.

It is worth mentioning that a software containing searchable indexes of the titles of the entire books and their contents have been prepared and uploaded on the Center’s website. (The URL addresses of the website will be given later in this pamphlet.).

One of the projects of this center is to prepare CD-Roms of the books and make them available for readers.

One of the other distinctive features of this library is the possibility of using various software products for research purposes.

Research in new areas is difficult due to lack of researchers' access to textual resources and reference works.  In order to facilitate research, the Center has tried to find source books with the help of some researchers and make them available for those in need.

A list of the topics for which source books have been identified is as under:

1 -Wilyat-e Faqih (Governance of  the Jurist)

2 - Song and music

3 - Intellectual rights

4 - Radio, television, cinema, theatre etc.

5 - Legislation

6 - Instrument for lahv (debauchery) and gambling

7 - Sport

8 - Labor and laborer's rights

9 - Social evolution

10 - Environment

11 - Human rights

12 - Elections

13 - Guardianship of a judge

14 - Terrorism

15 - Grouping

16 - Captive and captivity

17 - Martyrdom seeking operations

18 - Maqased Al-shari'ah

19 - Legal defense

20 - Feminism (gender equality or inequality)

21 - Guardianship, authority, leadership and women's judgment

22 - Clothing and beautification

23 - Women working out of home

24 - Women's role in politics

25 - Women's testimony

26 - Legal (Court) divorce

27 - Wife's maintenance

28 - Mahr (dowry)

29 - Man's superiority to woman

30 - Birth control

31 - Artificial insemination

32 - Autopsy

33 - Abortion

34 - Sex change

35 - Mercy killing

36 - Organ transplantation

37 - Medical responsibility

38 - Cloning

39 - Stock market

40 - Inflation

41 - Insurance

42 - Securities

43 - Money and its laws

44 - Islamic banking Taxation