“In the footnotes of the second volume of Principles of Philosophy and the Method of Realism we mention the fact that the Cartesian maxim, “I think, therefore I am,” which is taken to be a brilliant innovation and valuable contribution to philosophy in the west, is an insubstantial and senseless idea that Ibn Sina explicitly…
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The discussion on free will and predestination…
The discussion on free will and predestination automatically led to deliberation on the idea of “justice”. This is because there is a direct connection between free will and justice on the one hand, and between predestination and injustice on the other. SOURCE: DIVINE JUSTICE | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI (R)
Everyone, in accordance with his own state and condition…
“Everyone, in accordance with his own state and condition, has his own idea of perfection, and he sees perfection in something towards which he is attracted. Those who work for the sake of the Hereafter perceive perfection in otherworldly stages and grades and their hearts are turned towards them. And the men of Allah, who,…
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According to the famous view of the Shi‘ah fuqaha…
According to the famous view of the Shi‘ah fuqaha, the announcement of the initial jihad is among the special prerogatives of the Infallible (A). But apart from few other cases, there is not any difference between the guardianship of the faqih and that of the Prophet (S) and the infallible Imams (A). This idea corresponds…
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After establishing the idea of the Imamate…
After establishing the idea of the Imamate of the infallible Imams (A), this question is posed: “In a time like ours when we practically have no access to the infallible Imam, what must the people’s stance with regard to the leadership of the Muslim society be?” It is in pursuit of this question that the…
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