Supporting Individual Freedoms in Imamiyyah Jurisprudence

Abstract

Freedom is considered one of the most important human rights after the right to life, and on this basis, since human beings are created free, the privacy of their freedoms must always be protected from any kind of harm so that no one can encroach on their legitimate freedoms. One of the most important manifestations of freedom is individual freedoms; Individual freedoms are those rights and freedoms that the government does not have the right to interfere and limit, but it is the civil society that should support these freedoms; From the perspective of  Imamiyyah jurisprudence, mechanisms have been provided to support individual freedoms, which is the subject of this research, the examination of these mechanisms with emphasis on their examples and based on the government style of the leaders of Islam. Mechanisms for protecting individual freedoms are divided into two categories; Some of the mechanisms are in the form of encouragement and support, and some of the mechanisms are in the form of punishment and criminal protection of individual freedoms. The results of this research show that Imamiyyah jurisprudence has supported individual freedoms such as: privacy, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, the right to choose and determine one's destiny, and emphasized on punishing those who threaten individual freedoms. From the point of view of Imamiyyah jurisprudence, the scope of individual freedom is to preserve the freedom of others and the interests of society. The current research is based on documentary study and analytical-descriptive research method.