Religious Faith and its Impact on Life from the Viewpoint of Allameh Tabatabaee

Religious faith has a special standing in Islam and is considered the core of all virtues. Muslim scholars have described it using such expressions as ‘acknowledgement by heart’, ‘verbal confession’, ‘practice’ and ‘knowledge’. Allameh Tabatabaee identifies ‘faith’ with acknowledgement of the Unity of God, His prophets, Day of Retribution, return to God, commandments of the Devine prophets along with practical adherence. He believes religious faith is likely to enhance or decline. This article is an attempt to probe into religious faith from the viewpoint of Allameh Tabatabaee and on the basis of Tafsir al- Mizan and to explicate its impact on the worldly life and eternal happiness.