Explaining the Model of Knowing the Infallible Imam through the Infallible Imam Based on Ayatollah Javadi Amoli's Theory of Interpreting Human through Human

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Vahideh Fakhar Noghani ¹
• Fateme Nezafat Yazdi ²
• Nahid Mashaee ³

¹ Islamic Knowledge, faculty of theology and Islamic knowledge, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

² Islamic Knowledge. Faculty of Theology and Islamic Knowledge of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

³ Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10.22067/epk.2024.89749.1365

Abstract

Knowing the infallible Imam is one of the most important and fundamental beliefs of Shia. Shia scholars have mentioned various ways to know the infallible Imam. One of the neglected ways that enjoys various scriptural evidence is the theory of knowing the infallible Imam through the infallible Imam. In this study, an attempt has been made to explain this method of knowing the infallible Imam by using the theory of interpreting human through human. Therefore, in addition to explaining Ayatollah Javadi Amoli's theory of interpreting human through human, the proposed model of knowing the infallible Imam through himself will be examined and its theoretical foundations and scriptural evidence will be explained through the analysis of the works of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli. Based on the results of this research, considering the characteristics of the infallible Imams, such as being the most complete manifestation of God, being incomparable to anyone, and being the standard of truth, any complete knowledge through anyone other than the infallible is ruled out, even impossible. It can also be said that the theory of knowing the infallible Imam through himself can, in a way, complement the theory of knowing human through human.

Keywords

• knowing the Imam
• interpretation of human through human
• model of knowing the infallible Imam
• Ayatollah Javadi Amoli

Main Subjects

• Islamic Philosophy and Kalam

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