Imam al-Fuqaha (TV series): Difference between revisions

Imam al-Fuqaha' TV series was produced by the Kuwaiti company al-Khair and its costs were funded by Shias in [[Kuwait]]. Samy Janadi, the Syrian director, directed the series, and Hamid al-Ali, the Kuwaiti screenwriter, wrote the screenplay.<ref>[https://fa.mouood.com/8936/news/cultural-news/%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%82%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a1/ Imam al-Fuqaha', a Shiite series with a big mistake(persian)]</ref> The series was recorded in al-Faisal Town in Kuwait. Khalid al-Amir, a Kuwaiti actor, played the role of [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], and Ali Shaqir, a Lebanese actor, played the role of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]].<ref></ref> Ayman Zeidan, a Syrian actor, played the role of [[Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik]] (the Umayyad Caliph). The series was produced in Arabic in thirty forty-five-minute episodes.

According to some news sources, the screenplay of the series was endorsed by [[Sayyid Ja'far Murtada al-'Amili]], a Shiite scholar, and al-Shaykh Mu'tasim al-Sayyid Ahmad al-Ruhani, a Sudanese convert to Shiism.

Imam al-Fuqaha TV series was cast in [[Iraq]] since the early summer 2012 on Al Iraqiya television network. Later, it was cast on [[al-Kawthar TV]] affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) since May 24, 2021, although the faces of actors who played the roles of Shiite [[Imams (a)]] were masked.

[[Al-Sayyid Ali a-Husayni al-Sistani]], a Shiite authority in [[Najaf]], declared that it is not right to display the faces of Shiite Imams (a). Moreover, he criticized the content of Imam al-Fuqaha TV series. He clarified that he never issued a permission for the display of the faces of the [[Infallibles (a)]]. This was a rebuttal of rumors to the effect that Ayatollah al-Sistani and other Shiite authorities had issued a permission for the display of the faces of Shiite Imams (a).

[[Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Muhri]], the representative of Shiite authorities in [[Kuwait]] at the time, announced that there was no religious problem with casting Imam al-Fuqaha TV series, clarifying that the actor who played the role of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] was a noble virtuous man. He said that oppositions to the series came from sectarian disputes.

Another objection to the series was that it portrayed [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] merely as a [[jurist]] and a great grandson of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], without pointing to his position as an [[Imam]].