The Role of the Imam (A.S.) in Legislation, Reception, and Interpretation of Religion
Journal Title: جستارهایی در فلسفه و کلام - Year 2015, Vol 47, Issue 94
Abstract
In Shī‘ism, the Imams (A.S.) have been the perpetuators of the Holy Prophet’s (A.S.) Prophetic Mission. Clarifying their role in perpetuation of the above-mentioned mission is among the questions that the thinkers have always inquired about. Given the undeniable doctrines of the finality of the Prophethood, this question has to be answered in a way that no other prophets are made out of the Imams. This writing is a deliberation on this topic. Searching into the verses of the Qur’ān and the traditions, the writer has made the conclusion that the Imams (A.S.) are neither in a position to legislate religion nor receiving religion; rather, they have received the whole religion from the Prophet himself or the Imams before them, have expressed it to people, and undertaken to interpret (tafsīr) it and present esoteric commentary (ta’wīl) on it.
Authors and Affiliations
Muhammad Husayn Faryab
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP203264
- DOI 10.22067/philosophy.v47i1.19515
- Views 73
- Downloads 0
A Comparative Study of Human Will in the Philosophy of Spinoza and Ustād Muṭahharī
This writing makes a comparison between the viewpoints of two Western and Islamic philosophers, Ustād Muṭahharī and Spinoza, concerning human will. Each one of these philosophers has presented views about human free will...
The Status of the Concept of Logos in the Idea of Equality and the Stoic World Order
It can be said that the first major part of stoicism is the logic of Logos theory. This principle, from which the concept of natural law is interpreted from, is the largest contribution of Greek culture to the human thin...
Religious Patterns and their Consistency with Time Demands
Proving the religious patterns as being transhistorical would mean accepting the impact of these patterns in the lives of human beings; accordingly, religious patterns are not only exemplar in their time of presence, but...
A Comparative Study of the Unity of Man and the World in Physics and Mysticism
From the point of view of the mystics, “creation” in its conventional meaning does not have a real existence and whatever observed in the universe is but the manifestation of the Essence of Divine Unity. All creatures ar...
Types and Techniques of Education from the Viewpoint of Ṣadr al-Mut’allihīn
From the viewpoint of Ṣadr al-Mut’allihīn and under the influence of the principles of transcendental philosophy, the reality of education is to remove the obstacles from the way of Divine Emanation. With some methods, h...