The Reality of Man and Its Effect on Exploring the Question of the Life after Death in Sayyed Murtaza's View

The exploring the question of the life after death and resurrection depends on recognizing man's reality and his existential spheres. Thinkers have provided different explanations in this respect through offering different approaches, most of which are based on philosophical approach. However, many Muslim theologians have a materialistic view on man and do not accept the very existence of soul or the idea of its immateriality. They, however, believe in resurrection and provide their own explanation about the life after death. Sayyed Murtaza is the first Shiite theologian who presented this approach in theologian's anthropological discussions. The proofs he has provided for his view are mostly based on the materiality of perception and irrationality of accepting man's immaterial sphere. Accordingly, he has provided a different explanation of the reality of death, isthmus and the hereafter. The present paper uses to expound his view.