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A Comparative Study of Allamah al-Hilli’s and Ibn Taymiyyah’s Views on Verse 23 of Surah Ash-Shūrā Regarding the Imamate of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
rahim sabour 1
mohammad Moeinifar 2
mohmad baghir pour amini 3
1 PhD Student in Wahhabism Criticism, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Sects, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Theology and New Theology, Research Institute for Culture and Islamic Thought, Qom, Iran
10.22034/jis.2025.381726.1877
Abstract
Allamah al-Ḥillī, citing the verse (Say, "I do not ask you for any reward for it (i.e. Message) except affection for [near] relatives") (Qur'an, 42:23) and the narrations related it, has deemed “affection towards the Ahl al-Bayt (AS)” obligatory and has inferred from this obligation the existence of the position of Imamate among the Ahl al-Bayt (AS). On the other hand, Ibn Taymiyyah objected to Allamah al-Ḥillī’s interpretation of the terms of the verse as well as to his reliance on related narrations and their implications. He also doubted the existence of the narrations cited by the Allamah in the sources referred to. In the present research, through a library-based descriptive-analytical approach, it has been demonstrated that the Allamah’s interpretation of the verse and its phrases aligns with the views of lexicographers, exegetes, and the content of the narrations. Furthermore, the narrations related to the mentioned verse are not only present in the sources cited by the Allamah but, from the standpoint of the chains of transmission and the texts, also conform to the evaluative criteria of narrators and narrations recognized by Sunni scholars, without defect and are acceptable.
Keywords
Dhawi al-Qurbā ([Near] Relatives)
Verse of Affection
Ibn Taymiyyah
Imamate
Allamah al-Ḥillī
Subjects
The Holy Qur'an
Nahj al-Balāgha
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Journal of Imamiyyah Studies
Volume 11, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
September 2025
Pages 193-224