An example of the atom of Asmaullah from the Shiite point of view (with an interpretive approach)

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

10.30510/psi.2022.320048.2810

Abstract

Asmaullah is one of the most controversial topics in religious sciences that has always been considered by Muslim commentators and various views have been expressed about its complete examples, but so far no detailed research has been done to present, analyze and evaluate these views. In this article, an attempt has been made to clarify the main view of Muslim commentators on the meaning of the atom of divine names by examining the interpretations of Shiites and Sunnis, and analyzing the contents. Based on the findings of this study, which has been done by analytical and descriptive method and with a case study of interpretations, it became clear that according to Shiite commentators, the Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt (1) are examples of the atom of divine names and there are several reasons for this. Shiite interpretations have been made especially by the infallibles (). But according to the Sunnis, the consensus of the commentators is definite only on the person of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and they seem to believe that after the Prophet Khatam (pbuh), there are other divine prophets in terms of spiritual status and they do not consider anyone to have priority over the prophets; But in some of their important interpretations, Abu Bakr has been introduced as the same rank and rank of the Prophet. In addition, narrations and materials can be found in their

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