Spiritual Privacy of Individuals in Imamyyah Fiqh and Constitutional Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Spiritual privacy of individuals constitutes one's actions and characteristics which oversee his character and identity. It is unknown to the public and a person is not willing to disclose it because if it is disclosed, his/her social prestige will be damaged. People do not stand other's intrusion on their privacy and they react to it. This concept has not been dealt with independently in Islamic law and Iranian law. Given the unprecedented nature of this construct in Iranian law and in Fiqh, Iranian legislator has inadequately supported some instances of this right shown in the constitution and some ordinary rules. Using a descriptive-analytical method and referring to the reliable sources of Fiqh and law in Iran, this paper investigates the of protecting the spiritual privacy of individuals in Imamyyah Fiqh and in the constitutional law in Iran and provides a plan for protecting privacy.