M.A. Thesis:

the affairs and personal status of religious minorities in iran

Personal affairs and affairs mean the qualities and characteristics that determine the status, personal identity and legal status as well as the individual's duties in the community. According to the principles of Articles 12 and 13 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, non-religious Islamic religions, including Sunni religions (Hanafi, Shafei, Maleki, Hanbali and Zaidi), and religions recognized in the country include Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians in Iran. Personal status is subject to their own rules. Article 12 of the Constitution states that "the official religion of Iran, Islam, and the religion of Ja'far is twofold, and this principle is unalterable, and other Islamic religions, such as Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali and Zaidi, are fully respected, and followers These religions are freed in their religion according to their jurisprudence, and they are recognized in religious education and personal status (marriage, divorce, inheritance, will) and related lawsuits in courts, and in each region where followers of each Of these religions, the majority of local laws will be within the limits of the authority of the councils according to that religion, while maintaining the legal status of followers of other religions. " "Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian Iranians are the only religious minorities who, in the law, are free to perform their religious ceremonies and act in their personal status and teachings according to their religion." Before the adoption of the note, article 4 of the Family Protection Law was approved. In 1391, the courts of justice reviewed the issue of personal status and there were no special privileges to enforce non-partisan Iranians, and they, like other Iranians, referred to the judicial authorities. With the adoption of the Note to Article 4 of the Family Protection Act of 1391, it was stipulated that the highest authorities of minorities, as well as the personal status and affairs of the non-Shiite Iranians, should carry out the necessary investigations.

Keywords: affairs, personal status, religious minorities, Iranian law