With His Grace and Generosity
With His Grace and Generosity
About writing the book
Years ago, my interest in deeper understanding of Shiite movement and the formation of its ideas and thoughts on the one hand, and facing with scientific works of prominent Muslim writers and orientalists who had different views from each other led me to answer these basic questions that: what the process of explaining Shi’ite’s beliefs and teachings is? And what the influencing historical elements in the course of explaining Shi’ite’s teachings are? (ref. first chapter). This is a beginning for writing this book in the format of a thesis entitled:
«The Role of Historical Elements in Ahlul-Bayt's Explanation of the Principles of Religion; Particularly Imamat»
Presentation of two views
From a long time ago, among Muslim writers and scholars and in recent centuries among western intellectuals, studies about Shi’ite’s thoughts are formed with various purposes and on different academic levels using specific methods and attitudes, each of which has triggered the results in confirming or rejecting Shi’ite’s beliefs and bases of thinking. Reflecting upon the content of expressed opinions and views in this regard narrates two different approaches. One approach speaks about the evolutionary
