Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Islam and the Rights of Privacy Territory

Author: Abbass Khajeh Piri
Publisher: www.al-islam.org
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• Author's Preface
• Introduction
• The Importance of Privacy Right
• The Meaning of the ‘Privacy Territory’ Concept
• A. Being private
• B. Being secure
• C. Having freedom
• The Boundary between Privacy Territory and Public Area
• A. Features of people’s private area
• B. Characteristics of public area
• The Necessity of Observing the Privacy
• The Privacy Territory Domain
• A. Society’s Customs and Culture
• B. Society’s Economic Structure
• C. Society’s Political Structure
• D. Social Security and General Interests
• E. Other Rights and Basic Freedoms
• Instances of Privacy Territory
• 1. Bodily and Corporeal Privacy
• 2. Mental and Psychological Privacy
• 3. Physical Privacy
• 4. Communication Privacy
• 5. Information Privacy
• 6. Personality Privacy
• 7. Religious and Economic Privacy
• 8. Marriage and Family Privacy
• 9. Dignity and Prestige Privacy
• 10. Professional and economic privacy
• The Importance of Privacy Territory in Islam
• The Basis of Privacy Right in Islam
• 1) The Principle of human essential greatness
• 2) The Principle of no sovereignty of human beings over each other
• 3) The principle of having no permission of interference within others’ affairs
• 4) The principle of the reverence of Muslims’ blood, possessions and honor
• 5) The principle of being private of people’s personal affairs
• 6) The principle of human beings control over his affairs
• 7) Wisdom and conscience verdict
• Note
• The Realm of Privacy in Islam
• 1. Prohibition of investigation and inspection
• 2. Prohibition of illegal entrance to people’s privacy
• 3. Prohibition of revealing secrets and expansion of prostitution
• 4. Prohibition of fault-finding from others
• 5. Prohibition of suspicion to others
• 6. Prohibition of Gossiping about Others
• 7. Prohibition of Any Assault against People’s Reputation
• 8. Prohibition of Tale-bearing
• 9. Prohibition of Eavesdropping
• 10. Prohibition of eyes peeping
• 11. Prohibition of Cursing and Swearing
• Notes
• Family Privacy in Islam
• Notes
• Islamic Government Duty in Keeping People’s Privacy
• Notes
• Legal Violation of Privacy
• A. Causing disturbance for the public rights and interests
• B. Disturbing others’ rights
• C. Promotion of good and prevention of evil
• The Principle of “Promotion of Good and Prevention of Evil” and Privacy Right
• The Difference between West and Islam’s Perspective about the Privacy Right
• Privacy Challenges in Today World
• References