Journal of Imamiyyah Studies

Journal of Imamiyyah Studies

Epistemology of Mystical Intuition and the Knowledge of the Infallible Imam from Ayatollah Javadi Amoli's Perspective

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammad Mahdi Alimardi 1
Zaynab Artidar 2
1 Associate Professor, Department of Religions and Mysticism, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
2 PhD Student in Islamic Mysticism and Thought of Imam Khomeini, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
10.22034/jis.2025.492597.1997
Abstract
The most superior method that, after revelation, is capable of explaining the world to us is the method of mystical intuition. Now, what should be the criterion for mystical discovery and intuition so that a person does not suffer from intellectual anxiety regarding its correctness?
It appears that, intuition is an attainable reality, and in its light, man finds all the truths with his unlimited presence. Such a person is capable of finding the reality of the Divine Names, a reality that is achieved with the receipt of the Greatest Name (Ism-e Aʿẓam), and consequently all the truths of the Most Beautiful Names (al-Asmā' al-Ḥusna) are obtained by the perfect man. Ayatollah Javādī puts forward methods and degrees in this regard, the review of which will provide a new analysis. Now, it remains to be seen whether mystical intuition is the same as the knowledge of the Infallible Imam (AS), or whether it has a fundamental difference, or whether this important matter has degrees, the highest degree of which is specific to the Imam.
Keywords
epistemology
intuition
mysticism
truth
knowledge of the Infallible Imam
Subjects
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