A new research on the rule of grace based on the answer to the doubts about the causes of absenteeism
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 مدرس
2 Doctoral student of Qom University, Iran
Abstract
Imamate is one of the most important theological topics; Shia theologians consider Imamate to be a continuation of Prophethood, and due to various reasons, including the law of grace, they have believed in its rational obligation due to Allah. This view has been attacked by doubts. "The Theory of Imamate in the Balance of Criticism", authored by Hojatollah Nikoyi is a leading compilation that deals with problems about the Imamate in this field. In this article, with a rational-analytical method, firstly, the explanation of the reason for grace to prove the necessity of Imamate has been stated, and, then we have answered five doubts about the reasons for the absence of Imam Zaman (A.S.) in the mentioned book. It has been proved that the Imam is the grace that his installation is obligatory based on wisdom as well as the absence of the Imam, which has various wisdoms that human intellect is not capable of discovering all is secrets; Although some of them are mentioned in hadiths And regarding the issue of preserving the life of Imam Zaman (A.S.), even though God could have saved the life of the Imam in various ways, it has been established in the divine tradition that this issue should proceed through normal means. We also proved that reason does not have a specific ruling about the number and confirmation of Imams and the absence of the Imam does not contradict the rule of his graceful Existence; Because in addition to the fact that the mere existence of the Imam ensures the teachings of the Sharia, the Imam can preserve and explain the Sharia in various ways. Furthermore, the circumstances of the twelfth Imam are different from what happened to other Imams; Therefore it's wise to save the Imam's life through occultation.
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