The Shiite Jurisprudence and the Social Asset in Iran

In the present article, the capacities of the Shiite jurisprudence in producing social assets have been investigated and analyzed. To achieve the goal, we have firstly explained the conceptions of the Shiite jurisprudence as well as the social asset. Then, we have explained that the science of jurisprudence enables the man to infer and extract the precepts and limits not determined by the legislator. Besides, the social asset is the deep, widespread and mutual relations among the members of society based on the social norms and values. This would be crystallized in various individual, group and organizational as well as social structures in an impalpable way. The Shiite jurisprudence deals with producing social asset on both micro and macro levels. On the macro level, the structure of wilayat (authority), ijtehad (reasoning) and marja’iyyat (religious reference), as well as enjoining good and forbidding evil and political participation have been discussed. Brotherhood, trust, and altruism are indices dealt with under the title of social assets on the micro level. It is clarified that the Shiite jurisprudence is capable of producing the social asset through these parameters.