A comparison between Incarnation in the extremist's viewpoint, and manifestation of divine names and attributes in Shi'a

• Main Author: Parvin Nabian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alzahra University 2009-06-01
• Series: تحقیقات علوم قرآن و حدیث
• Subjects: keywords: [a i ]extremism; divinity; knowledge of hidden things; manifestation of divine attributes; incarnation; unique hidden identity; love; shi'ism
• Online Access: http://tqh.alzahra.ac.ir/article_3420_dba6fc33648fd46bf0fd702d03f7a5f1.pdf

Elucidating the extremists' beliefs and showing their heretical nature, this <br /> vrricle tries to demonstrate Extremism, despite it's apparent claim for <br /> overstate love of Imams, as an instrument in the hand of Imams' enemies <br /> specially Wahhabites. Referring to historical evidences, the author tries to <br /> prove that the leaders of Extremism didn't love Imams but rather were their <br /> enemies and just made pretenses in order to achieve their worldly aims and to <br /> discredit Shi'a.in this study the major differences between extremism and <br /> Shi'ite beliefs has been mentioned, proving that while imams are creatures, <br /> they own all divine perfections as manifestations of God's attributes according <br /> to Quranic and traditional arguments,denying the underscored beliefs of some <br /> Shias about imams as a response to the exaggerating beliefs of extremists. <br /> Having understood the correct meaning of God's manifestation in imam and <br /> his being a full mirror of all divine names and attributes, we can be safe from agnosticism and anthropomorphism and surely extremism.