Hawzah News Agency- Speaking at the 6th International Conference on Islam, Law and Society, hosted by UIN Imam Bonjol Padang in cooperation with the Forum of Directors of Graduate Schools of Indonesian State Islamic Universities (FORDIPAS), Dr. Jahangiri delivered an address titled "The Necessity of Rethinking the Global Legislative System."
The conference, held in the city of Padang from August 6 to 9, 2026, brought together university rectors, graduate school directors from Indonesian state Islamic universities, professors, researchers, and thinkers from various countries including Iran and South Korea to examine the relationship between Islam, law, and society in the contemporary world.
In his speech, Jahangiri laid out the philosophical foundations of legislation and its connection to Islamic civilization, arguing that the greatest problem facing the world today is not merely a crisis of laws, but rather the philosophy underpinning legislation itself.
Noting that most contemporary legal systems are built around human interests, he stressed that global legislation can only achieve genuine justice when it encompasses all beings, future generations, the environment, and human dignity.
Drawing on Quranic teachings, the Iranian cultural attaché distinguished between the concepts of peace, sulh (reconciliation), hudna (truce), and silm, explaining that the Quranic concept of silm extends far beyond the mere absence of war and encompasses all dimensions of the human relationship with God, the self, fellow human beings, nature, and even the legacy of past generations.
Quoting the verse "Enter into silm completely" (Al-Baqarah: 208), Jahangiri stated that the Quran calls humanity to a comprehensive entry into silm—a concept that can serve as the foundation for building a just civilization and an inclusive legal order in the contemporary world.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Jahangiri pointed to the Treaty of Hudaibiyyah, asserting that the Holy Quran identifies the greatest "victory" not on the battlefield, but in the shade of peace, adding that this perspective can inspire a reexamination of the notions of victory and power in today's world.
"The contemporary world needs more than ever a rethinking of the philosophy of legislation—a philosophy not based solely on the interests of states or contemporary man, but one that takes into consideration the rights of animals, the environment, future generations, and all dimensions of life," he emphasized.
In another segment of his address, Jahangiri expressed gratitude for the prayers, support, sympathy, and heartfelt messages extended by the Indonesian people, scholars, thinkers, academics, and political and social figures toward the Iranian nation.
"The Iranian nation will never forget the affection, solidarity, and brotherhood of the Indonesian nation. The thousands of kilometers between the two countries have never been able to create a distance between the hearts of the two nations," he said, describing this solidarity as an example of the deep cultural and religious bond uniting the two Muslim nations of Iran and Indonesia.
The 6th International Conference on Islam, Law and Society aims to strengthen academic cooperation among Islamic universities, advance interdisciplinary research, and address the legal and social challenges facing the Muslim world.
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