One of the praiseworthy intellectual attributes is to have knowledge. The virtue and superiority of a knowledgeable man over an ignorant person is absolutely clear. Wisdom and knowledge distinguish a man from other animals. Other animals, with their particular characteristics, are endowed with invariable instincts in accordance with which they meet the needs of their…
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A rational and intellectual ruling called…
A rational and intellectual ruling called “an inexperienced person’s reference to an expert or knowledgeable person”. This is not something new in human life. Human societies have known it for thousands of years. In Islamic society, too, one of the issues that is the special concern of every Muslim is the religious issues and commandments….
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According to the Shi‘a ‘ulama’, in proving…
According to the Shi‘a ‘ulama’, in proving a religious injunction, our proof should not necessarily be based on a Qur’anic verse or a hadith but a religious injunction in Islam can [also] be established through reasoning and a sound intellectual proof. As such, according to Islamic jurisprudence, citing an intellectual proof for proving wilayat al-faqih…
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The proofs which are introduced to establish…
The proofs which are introduced to establish Wilayat al-Faqih are classified as: intellectual [‘aqli] and transmitted [naqli]. It is worth noticing that the Shi‘a ‘ulama believe that in proving a religious injunction, we can make use of four types of proofs: The Qur’an Sunnah of the Infallibles (A) Consensus [ijma‘] Reason [‘aql]. SOURCE: A CURSORY…
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On some occasions, the devotee boasts…
On some occasions, the devotee boasts about himself in his speech; while expressing the purity of his soul, he makes a display of his devotional exercises, brags about himself by mentioning his pious deeds, and denounces others for their shortcomings, thus highlighting the superiority of his piety. Sometimes he does not say anything explicitly but…
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