Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• jafar maghsoudi ¹
• hesamaldin khalatbari limaki ²
• Ali Rajabzadeh almalo ³
• Abdul Mutalib Abdullah ²

¹ Doctoral student of Allameh Tabatabai University of Islamic Studies

² Associate Professor of the Department of Islamic Studies of Allameh Tabatabai University

³ Assistant Professor of the Islamic Studies Department of Allameh Tabatabai University

Abstract

Belief in the Imamate of the Twelve Innocents (peace be upon them) is a definite and certain issue in Gonabadi's Sufi belief. They consider Imamate to be the head of the Muslim religion and system and the foundation of Islam. But what is most evident in the view of this sect is the excessive exaggeration of the position of Qutb and Sheikh. By stating things such as understanding theological language, referring to the unseen, the divine mission in appointing a successor, considering the violation of Qutb's command to be arrogant rather than the right, and such things, they place the Qutb of the sect on the same level and dignity as the infallible Imam. In such a way that without the existence of the Qutb or Sheikh of the sect, the divine authority over the servants is not complete and the true guidance is not realized. . While such interpretations and phrases are related to the infallible imam, and using these interpretations about sect leaders who are ordinary and non-infallible people is a sign of deviation from the fundamentals of Shia Imamism. Communication with the unseen world is a phenomenon that cannot be accepted except with definite and certain reasons, and mere claims without evidence are not acceptable. The article in question deals with the theological foundations of Shia Imamia and criticizes and analyzes the Sufi Gonabadi's point of view on this issue. And the method used in it is descriptive-analytical.

Keywords

• Imamate
• Gonabadi
• Qutb
• Shia