An Inspection of the Chain of Narrators of the Tradition" I came to know Allah by the abolishment of decisions"

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Full professor in Quran and Hadith at Alzahra University.​

2 Full professor at Tehran University.

3 M.A. Student of Tehran University

Abstract

The tradition "I came to know Allah by the abolishment of decisions"
(Nahj-ul-balag ah, Hekmat 250) narrated by Imam Ali presents a path different
from the arguments of philosophers and theologians on the subject of
theology to the truth-seekers. Tn his word, Imam Ali elaborates this path as
reliance on the divinity of God and His management of affairs.
There are different versions of this hadith with varying phrases in early
sources as well as recent ones, particularly in the books of Shaikh Sadugh; the
inspection of its chain of narrators, on the whole leaves it nearly without any
trace of doubt that this saying has been uttered by the Imam. Examining the
authenticity of this hadith has been the main objective of this article
providing the neccassary ground so that deliberation on its meaning would be
followed with more esteem.
 

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