The Effect of ‘the Present Connection’ (Supplication) in Strengthening Faith and Cognizance of the Oneness of God from the Perspective of Sahifah Sajjadiyah

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1 Postgraduate Student in Islamic Political Thought, Imam Khomeini (r) Research Institute

2 Associate Professor of Political Thought in Islam, Imam Khomeini Research Center and Islamic Revolution, Tehran

3 Postgraduate Student in Ethical Philosophy

Abstract

In the Imāmī literary heritage, Saḥīfah Sajjādiyah is a precious treasure and a compendium of Shīʿah cultural thought, which contains an expressive and exquisite array of teachings that has the potential to transform the cultural poverty we face today. Tawḥīd (Oneness of God) is the cornerstone of the Saḥīfah’s teachings and the masterpiece of the Infallibles’ thought. The subject of monotheism when studied more closely and precisely, is often more intimately related to the “theoretical doctrines of monotheism”, while an observational inquiry into Saḥīfah tells us that the more appropriate method is something else. It can be said that Imam Sajjād (a) has explained tawḥīd, employing the form of supplication, in a different manner than the other teachings of monotheism, and instead of familiarizing the mind with an entity known as God and removing the doubts by providing proof of His Oneness, he employs the method of establishing a ‘present connection’ with God to create a marvelous movement that strengthens faith in God. By analyzing the first, thirteenth and twenty-eighth supplications of Saḥīfah, we have on the one hand drawn comparisons with some other deduced or narrated teachings while on the other, tried to understand the concept of monotheism in life and its application as a model for strengthening faith and cognizance of God.

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11- Pajooheshname Hadith Tatbighee
Volume 5, Issue 8
June 2019
Pages 75-96

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  • Receive Date: 14 March 2018
  • Revise Date: 16 May 2018
  • Accept Date: 18 June 2018

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