The Effect of Sensualism on Mirza Muhammad Amin Astarabadi’s Thought.

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Nadia  Hadavand Mirzaei ¹ (PHD student in the History of Islamic Iran, Department of History , Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.)
Sayed Alireza  Abtahi Forooshani ² (Assistant professor, Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.)
Feizollah  Boushasb Goosheh ³ (Associate , Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.)

Received: 2021-07-25 Accepted : 2021-12-05 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: Susceptibility, philosophy, Sensualism, Mirza Muhammad Amin Astarabadi,

Abstract :

In the 11th century AH, Mirza Mohammad Amin Astarabadi (1031 AH) revived the Akhbari school in the manner of the early scholars, the group of hadith (anti-rationalism) by publishing the book "Favaed Al Madineh". According to Ayatollah Motahari who did mention in his book "Islam and the Necessities of Time", Ayatollah Boroujerdi was just on the opinion that Mohammad Amin Astarabadi was influenced by Western sensory philosophy in his thoughts. The important question here which we try to discuss is How Western sensory philosophy could Impact on Mirza Mohammad Amin Astarabadi. Answering to this question we will examine in a historical way and in a descriptive-analytical route based on the available reliable sources It appears; Mirza Mohammad Amin Astarabadi has reached such a belief because of the Safavid state's relations with European countries and followed the creation of a social wave directly and indirectly and under the influence of the existing atmosphere Due to the remarkable convergence of Mirza Mohammad Amin Astarabadi's thoughts combined with sensory thinking in European philosophy and also attacking of both currents on rationalism and his contemporaneity with Francis Bacon ( 1626 AH), it is possible that he got familiar with Western sensory philosophy while his residency years in Mecca.