Hasan Rezaee Haftadur; safar nasirian
Abstract
Jerald Hawthing, the British Qur’ān researcher, has examined the qur’ānic verses related to idolatry and polytheism. The study at hand adopted a descriptive-analytical approach to criticize his opinions about the foregoing topic. This resulted in the identification of three key points in ...
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Jerald Hawthing, the British Qur’ān researcher, has examined the qur’ānic verses related to idolatry and polytheism. The study at hand adopted a descriptive-analytical approach to criticize his opinions about the foregoing topic. This resulted in the identification of three key points in his viewpoints: the general qur’ānic terms do not directly refer to the idolatry of the contemporaries of the Qur’ān, the specific qur’ānic terms do not imply their idols, and the derivations of polytheism do not imply their doctrinal idolatry or polytheism. These three viewpoints can be criticized as follows. The Qur’ān’s use of general, abstract terms to talk about the idolatry of its contemporaries is done in the light of their increased familiarity with abstract concepts common among all cultures that belong to the non-God worshipping domain. Based on the existing indications in the qur’ānic verses and those out of these verses, it gets clear that this worshipping has been in the form of idolatry. The specific names that exist in the Qur’ān about the polytheism of the polytheists agree with doctrinal polytheism, and according to traditional Islamic sources, these have been the idols worshipped by the contemporaries of the Qur’ān. The majority of the verses used in the Qur’ān about polytheism target doctrinal polytheism rather than practical polytheism. Moreover, the concept of intersession is not actually related to polytheism; rather, the polytheists used the intercession of the deities merely as a pretext for their idolatry and polytheism.
Kavoos Rouhi Barandagh; Leila Moradi
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Wahhabism has particular views on various topics apart from other religions and Islamic sects. One of the specific beliefs of this sect is differences in explaining issues related to leadership and the saints of God, which is based on the special foundations about the definition of heresy and its various ...
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Wahhabism has particular views on various topics apart from other religions and Islamic sects. One of the specific beliefs of this sect is differences in explaining issues related to leadership and the saints of God, which is based on the special foundations about the definition of heresy and its various manifestations which has been formed. Wahhabism with the rejection of cause and effect system has denied the grace of Imams as a medium and as a result consecration and resorting to Imams and wanting healing from them is heresy and visiting their graves is innovation. This article by showing the fundamental deviation of this sect in analyzing polytheism with emphasis on the views of Allameh Tabatabaei has criticized it and has reached to the conclusion that loose irrational ideas of Wahhabism has caused advocate scholars of this sect to present an incorrect definition of the manifestations of heresy and development in its scope. With reference to the opinions of Allameh Tabatabaei in Almizan can easily become aware of Wahhabism’s mistaken beliefs about instances and many other actions such as God’s blessing and invoking the prophets and saints and asking intercession from them and visit their graves and oath of God, deemed to be outside the scope of heresy.
mohammad sedghi alanagh
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The present article seeks to study intercession in Islam. The results demonstrated that intercession for the sinners and elimination of their punishment are integral to the Qur’an and Islam. The Qur’anic verses and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his infallible household (AS) all ...
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The present article seeks to study intercession in Islam. The results demonstrated that intercession for the sinners and elimination of their punishment are integral to the Qur’an and Islam. The Qur’anic verses and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his infallible household (AS) all support the above claim. Therefore, the true followers of the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) have repeatedly sought his intercession and set a precedent followed by other Muslims. Since the dawn of Islam, Muslim scholars have confirmed that in the Day of Judgment, some people, in particular the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) will save many sinners from the fires of hell. According to the study, the intercession is the result of the fact that God the Merciful wishes to give the sinners a new opportunity to enjoy His infinite mercy. While repentance and recantation bring pardon and forgiveness of sin in the current world, intercession brings pardon in the world to come. Therefore, it is not equal to nepotism, for there must be a relationship between the intercessee and the intercessor. The unbelievers and those having no relation with the intercessor will, thus, be deprived of his intercession. Moreover, the intercessee never considers the intercessor kinder than God the Almighty but a means to receive His pardon.
