Rational Analysis of Intermediaries in Islamic Philosophy with Emphasis on the View of Allama Tabatabai

Subject Areas : Intellectual explorations

seyed reza mousavi ¹ , Roohallah khodadadi ² , Mostafa khodadadnijad ³ , Mohammad Mahdi Khodadadi ⁴

1 - Assistant Professor of Islamic education,, Department of Islamic education, ,School of Medicine Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,, Ahvaz, ,Iran
2 - Assistant Professor of Islamic Education, Department of Islamic Education,,School of Medicine Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, ,Ahvaz, ,Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Islamic Education Department of Islamic Education,School of Medicine Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,Ahvaz,Iran
4 - student of Farhangian University, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2023-10-07 Accepted : 2024-03-05 Published : 2024-05-18

Keywords: Rational analysis, mediators, Islamic philosophy, Allameh Tabatabai,

Abstract :

The discussion of intermediaries between the Necessary and the Possible has been one of the most fundamental issues in Islamic philosophy, and philosophers have discussed this issue in detail in many places. According to the Shi'a theory, the discussion of intermediaries does not contradict the unity of actions and lordship; rather, it is the essence of unity. God (according to the verses of the Quran) has created these intermediaries himself and performs his actions through them so that the structure of the universe is understandable and comprehensible for humans. The discussion of intermediaries and their role in the world and the relationship of their influence with God's agency has many benefits. Many of the objections of the Wahhabis and those who follow the Wahhabi school of thought can be resolved by explaining and clarifying this discussion. The reason why the Wahhabis say why we should turn to intermediaries when there is God Almighty, and why we should turn to anyone other than God at all, is that they have not resolved the discussion of intermediaries and their role in the world from the perspective of verses, narrations and reason for themselves. In this library research, which uses the method of content analysis to analyze the data, by explaining the role of intermediaries from the perspective of Islamic philosophy and with an emphasis on the views of Allama Tabatabai (RA), we analyze and explain the foundation and basis of the discussion of mediation, which is the foundation of many.