Journal of Razavi Culture

Abstract Raj’a is one of the important doctrines of Twelver Shia the belief in which is necessary in Shia. The wrong comprehension of the meaning of Raj’a has caused, on one hand, misunderstandings concerning this doctrine and consequently accusations against Shia, so that, for example, in the Sunni Hadith books, a hadith loses its validity if there is even one Shiite in the chain of transmitters. And on the other hand, it has caused some irrelevant objections which don’t disprove this doctrine. Regardless of the extra-shiite criticisms of this doctrine, Shiite scholars themselves differ in its explanation, although they believe in it in a general sense. Though more of those who believe in Raj’a, describe it as an event in the Reappearance of twelfth Imam, i.e. the return of some dead people to this world, there are also some who describe it as the return of government to Ahl al-Bayt in the period of Reappearance of twelfth Imam and reject the return of the dead. The aim of this research is to explain completely and rightly the meaning of Raj’a in twelver Shia, and to enumerate the consequence of believing in it, and specially to refute the objections against it. The method of this research is that of Hadith-Kalam based on hidiths of Shiite Imams specially Imam Riza.

Abstract imamat is one of the important principles of Shia, and from political point of view, it forms the basis of political thoughts in this sect. Accordingly, leading the society based on the infallible imams’ viewpoints has always been emphasized in Shia’s literature in order to gain prosperity for individuals and community. Meanwhile, derivation of components of politics is one of the primary necessities which has to be taken in to account to gain the happiness. This article takes an attempt to investigate imam-Reza’s components of politics through searching in his sira, for it was driven from divine principles and should be a basis for arranging the political and social occasions in an Islamic country. The results of the descriptive-analytical method indicate that politics in sira of imam Reza contains principles such as negation of tyrant sovereignty and prohibition of cooperation with them, dissimulation (taqia), expediency, and nonviolence – besides the other political considerations.

Abstract Islamic cultural management means training people based on the ideals set by either Holy Quran or household. According to the Shiism doctrine, both the necessity and importance of management need to be found in the firm principle of Imamah. An opportunity was gained during Imam Reza’s (AS) era, regarding his chance to be crown prince of the time Abbasid Caliph, by which he succeeded to revitalize the half-dead body of Shia and to revive the real Islam, proclaimed by the Holy Prophet (PBUH), through cultural management. Accordingly, using the descriptive-analytical method, which is based on the narrative-historical approach, this study analyzes the role and impact of Imam Reza’s cultural management on the Shia society. It summarizes the results as follows: the role of elevating the stance of Quran and household  in the society, revitalizing the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and infallible Imams’ (AS) sunnah (tradition), explanation and confirmation of, especially, the important principle of Imamah, growth and development, elite training, organizing, protecting and directing, illuminating, developing insight, etc.