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Matin Research Journal

A Comparative Study of Hassan Lahiji's Viewpoint in Mesbah Al-Hedayeh and Imam Khomeini's Philosophy Lectures

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
fatemeh Moosavi Bojnourdi 1
Mohammad(Jalal al-Din) Maleki 2
Seyed Hassan Khomeini 3
Hamid Reza Shariatmadari 4
1 PhD Student (Islamic Philosophy and Theology), University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
3 Custodian of the Institute for the Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works and Head of the Board of Trustees of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.
4 Associate Professor, Department of Shia Studies, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
10.22034/matin.2021.304590.1935
Abstract
The relationship between Haades (Originated) and Ghadim (Eternal) has always been a challenging issue in philosophy, particularly for the monotheists with strong belief in non-changeability of the nature of the Necessary Being. Various schools of philosophy have explored many ways to find an answer to the problem. Imam Khomeini in his Taqrirat-e Falsafeh (Philosophical Statements) has reviewed solutions of various schools of philosophy. Hassan bin Abd al-Razaq Lahiji was a 12th century AH renowned scholar and the author of Misbah al-Derayah fi Sharha al-Hidayah (Light of Prudence in Explanation of Guidance). The book, available in manuscript, offers an exclusive solution. In this paper, we have reviewed viewpoints by Imam Khomeini and Mirza Hassan Lahiji, and while pointing to Imam Khomeini’s solution, we have investigated Lahiji’s solution. Restating Lahiji’s solution, the authors of the paper do not evaluate it as a perfect solution.
 
 
Keywords
Relation between Haades (Originated) and Ghadim (Eternal)
Imam Khomeini
Mirza Hassan Lahiji
Sadr al-Muta’allehin
Masha’ (Peripatetic school)
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