Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Hojat lotfi garamalki

Masters in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Understanding the concept of faith and its association with verbal, actual and practical manifestations and the truth and falsity of faith in a belief that is devoid of these external manifestations is a problem that has long been the subject of controversy among Islamic scholars. The present research attempts to analyze the truth and untruthfulness of the concept of faith without external appearances by examining the concept of faith and proposing opinions about it. This research examines faith and its relationship with action using a rational and Ijtihad [i.e. exegesis of divine law on matters of theology and law] method and using religious texts. Some of the findings that leading research has reached are: the truth of faith depends on practical commitment; with the fulfillment of the conditions of action and the absence of obstacles to action, abandoning action is a discovery of lack of faith; acting against faith only implies a lack of faith in the transgression, and the implication is more than that needs a reason.

Keywords

• faith
• action
• extent of truth of faith
• practical violation
• disbelief