the decline of attention to the facade of modernity and the inclination toward spirituality and theism in the third millennium is the evidence of human natural tendency toward spirituality, theism, and faith. this is, also, to some extent connected to discussions of identity and semantics in organizations. this paper tries to review the works of researchers on spirituality and theism along with...

the present article deals with the position and features of imam ali´s instructions to malik al- ashtar in islamic sources. it studies the sources of imam ali´s instructions to malik including sunni and shiite ones, their position in jurisprudential and exegetical sources, and their popularity in different parts of the muslim world. furthermore, taking the chain of transmission of these instruc...

the concept of man in the different religious scriptures gives somewhat a diverse understanding towards what is the true nature of man. due to the vastness of the topic, this paper would like to limit the paper in discussing what human nature is all about from imam ali’s perspective. in doing so, it will refer to the most important source, namely the nahj al-balagha. according to the teachings ...

manuscriptsareconsideredasoneofthemostvaluableculturalandartisticheritagethatfromthebeginninghashadanimportantplacein islamic culture. inonehand, considerationandvaluationofislamicreligionwastowardwritingandreadingandontheotherhand, banonmakingpictureinthisreligion,directedallattentiontotraditionmanuscript.however, inislamicrealm, prescription alongwithwritingquranbecamepopularfromthe eighth/se...

one of the most sectarian suspicions arises aboutnahjul-balagha, is the suspicion of mentioning the al-sahabah (the companions of prophet mohammad).in this regard, many cast doubt on the authenticity of the chain of transmission, or isnad, ofsermon of ash-shiqshiqiyahto imam ali (as) and claim that it is really the work of the compiler. however, those familiar with al-radhi’s writings can easil...

people's allegiance to imam ali (as) is one of the interesting scenes of history which has had a critical role in political life of islam. people's enthusiasm for allegiance to imam ali (as) and also, supporting of imam's companions had prepared everything for a public allegiance. but contrary to expectation, imam ali (as) in a speech refused to accept the caliphate. this speech ...

one of the special ways of god's cognition is intuition. in this article after offering the definition of this notion and explaining the difference between intuition and munificence, and also divine and devils intuition, we will imply the necessity of existence a criteria for truth and believe to these intuitions. theosophies maintain that these criteria are reason, scripture, i.e. quran, ...