Journal of Razavi Culture

Theological and philosophical Analysis of Ibn Qiyama's Narrative on the Issue of Continuity of Authority (Ḥojjat) and the Presence of Two Speaking Imams in the Same Era

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ramin Golmakani 1
Sayyed Ali Delbari 2
Mohammad Hosain Davoodi Dehaqani 3

1 Assistant Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, Mashhad, Iran: golmakani@razavi.ac.ir

2 Associate Professor, Department of Quranic Sciences and Hadith, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, Mashhad, Iran: delbari@razavi.ac.ir

3 Graduate of Level 3 of Khorasan Seminary and PhD student in Theoretical Foundations of Islam, Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran (Corresponding Author):davody@iran.ir

https://doi.org/10.22034/farzv.2024.464265.2011
Abstract
The existence of divine proof at all times and its continuation until the Day of Resurrection is one of the tenets of Shia belief, even among the branch sects; Hence, even the Waqifites (Waaqefiyyah) and the opponents of Imam Reza’s (p. b. u. h) imamate came through this principle in rejecting him and denied his Imamate. However, during the narration that is analyzed in the following article, Hazrat Reza, peace be upon him, answered the deniers of his Imamate. The imamate of Imam Reza (p. b. u. h) was doubted once after the martyrdom of his noble father, and it led to the formation of waaqefiyah, and once again, the fact that he did not have children at an advanced age caused doubts among some of his followers. so that some of them converted to waaqefiya; Despite this, there was a definite belief in the continuity of divine proofs in the beliefs of the Shiites, to such an extent that even the Waqifites had no choice but to adapt their deviant beliefs to this original belief in order to achieve their goals. This article, while re-reading Ibn Bashar’s narration, explains Ibn Qiyama’s conversation with the Imam of the Waaqefiyyah group, with a verbal and ruling approach, explaining the Imamate after him. The issue of the earth not being empty of imams from a theological point of view, on the one hand, and the issue of the absence of two speaking imams at the same time from a ruling point of view, on the other hand, are two important and fundamental points in this article; that Ibn Qiyamai Waaqefi in his conversation with Imam Reza (p. b. u. h) acknowledges both of the mentioned issues. Due to the lack of specific background in this field, The innovation of this article is in this aspect, which makes it clear in an interdisciplinary way with a theological and ruling point of view, and in a descriptive and analytical method, while examining and analyzing the content of the mentioned hadith, and analyzing the various affairs of the Imamate, that the dignity of Wilayat is the only dignity that The title of Hojjat, meaning intermediary in divine grace, is continuous and manifests in only one person from the divine saints at any time and cannot be assigned to two people at the same time.

Keywords

Continuity of divine proof, the rule of grace, Imam&rsquo
s affairs, waqfiyyah, intercession of grace, Hossein bin Qiyama

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