Implications of ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s Theory of Mentally-Posited Conceptions for Islamic Legal Theory by Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad & Hossein Mousavi

In this talk, Professor Seyyed Mohaghegh Damad and Hossein Mousavi explore ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s theory of idrākāt-i iʿtibārī — or mentally-posited conceptions — and its transformative implications for Islamic legal reasoning. They discuss how human constructs of obligation, action, and morality, though mentally posited, shape Sharīʿa’s adaptability to evolving human needs. Their conversation invites listeners to consider how Islamic law distinguishes between immutable divine principles and flexible human conventions in a changing world.