The Criticism of the Quranic Arguments of Borqai on Purgatory from the Viewpoint of Shia Scholars

In his Numerous Superstitions in the Graves Pilgrimages, Borqai criticized the belief in the pilgrimage and appeal to the divine saints. By referring to the Quranic verses, he claimed that there is not a perfect life in the purgatory universe and the purgatory is a semi-life that lacks many life specifics such as vision, hearing etc. and, in other words, he considers purgatory as a corridor to resurrection. He wants to prove that the relation between spirits in the purgatory universe with this world is completely cut off. So the Shii belief in the pilgrimage of the Imams (p.b.u.t.) graves and the appeal to them are baseless and superstitious. The examination of the Shia opinions and views on the reality of spirit and the purgatory universe well can reveal the falsehood of Borqai speeches.