Rain Prayer and its functions in Sīra Razavi

RahmaniZadeh, Hossein; Ghanilou, Masomeh

Rain Prayer and its functions in Sīra Razavi

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hossein RahmaniZadeh ¹

Masomeh Ghanilou ²

¹ Ph.D. student of Quranic and Hadith Sciences Department, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch. Iran.

² Assistant Professor of Department of Islamic Studies, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch. Iran.

Abstract

One of the brilliant aspects of Imam Reza (A.S), which is reported in history, is the rain prayer which Imam Reza made it during his time in Khorasan.
This event is very important and can be analyzed from various aspects both from educational and social-political aspects.
Therefore, attention to different dimensions of this section From Imam Reza's Sīra, it can be the source of many issues in the Islamic community.
In this article, an attempt has been made to reconsider the historical event of the Imam's rain prayer, functions and effects of the rain prayer based on in two Social-political functions and educational practices dimensions has checked and explained.
The findings of this research, which are based on the validity of the nature is analytical-descriptive method, And based on credit is the historical-traditional issue, Shows the cultural struggle with the “Taghout” government , creating social unity and vitality, Publication of “Tawhīd” (monotheism) and the general tendency towards religion are functions of the rain prayer in Sīra Razavi.

Keywords

Water

Rain

Polydipsia

Rain prayer

Imam Reza(A.S)