A Rational-Philosophical Approach toTawhid (Monotheism) in the words of Imam Sajjad(PBUH)

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to review the theoretical foundations of intrinsic and attributive Tawhid (monotheism) using Sadraii philosophy in the utterances of Imam Sajjad (PBUH) in his Sahifeh Sajjadieh and other works. The method of study is descriptive analysis and the results showed that the prayers in Sahifeh Sajjadieh can be seen as a truthful mirror by which the lovers of genuine insight can assess their beliefs and ideas to determine their appropriateness. Although it does not seem proper to attribute the name of philosopher to the infallible Imams (PBUT), they have presented religious wisdom better than philosophical wisdom in the best way due to their divine pure wisdom. Pure philosophical wisdom is regarded as humanly while the wisdom of a perfect human is Godly and divine so it has a special holiness and purity with no replacement among different forms of human wisdom. Imam Sajjad (PBUH) represents the Islamic instructions to his audience through innate wisdom by an eloquent language without any intricacy.

Keywords

• imam sajjad (pbuh)
• prayer
• sahifeh sajjadieh
• tawhid (monotheism)
• intrinsic tawhid
• attributive tawhid
• philosophy
• wisdom