Evaluation of Mohagheq Khafri and Faiyaz Lahiji's views on the issue of divine perception

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Mohammad Reza Farhamandkia ¹
• Ali Mohammad Sajdi ²

¹ Doctoral student of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Theology Faculty, Shiraz University

² Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Shiraz University

10.22067/epk.2024.91168.1396

Abstract

Attributes of God have been the subject of many discussions throughout the history of Islamic theology. Among these attributes are the attributes of God's hearing and sight, which are also mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. This research examines the views of two prominent theologians, Mohaghegh Khofari and Hakim Lahiji, about the truth of God's hearing and sight. Khafri believes in the interpretation of hearing and sight as divine knowledge and considers these two attributes to be examples of God's knowledge of hearing and sight, on the other hand, Lahiji believes that hearing and seeing in God means feeling sight and hearing and is different from divine knowledge. . By examining the arguments of both theologians, this article analyzes and criticizes their views and finally prefers the view that is more compatible with theological and philosophical principles. This research shows that the interpretation of God's hearing and sight as "feeling" faces serious theological and philosophical challenges and can lead to visualization and analogy.

Keywords

• Divine Perception
• Hearing
• Basr
• Fayaz Lahiji
• Mohaghegh Khofri

Main Subjects

• Islamic Philosophy and Kalam

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