The Methodology of Allamah Tabatabaii's Social- Epistemic Theory in Al-Mizan Commentary

The present paper studies the dimensions of the four-dimension society (God, man, earth and relationship). In the first place, it is Glorified God who exerts definite and absolute influence on all domains of knowledge. Of course, with regard to man's acts of will the divine genetic will passes through man’s will. In the second place, it is the man who exerts influence, with his considerable human will power. In the third place, hidden creatures like angels should be mentioned, who are the Glorified God’s agents. Satan (and his followers) also try to make a kind of deviation in our thinking when we think about God, self, nature and others. In the fourth place, natural and social factors (based on man’s relationships) exert influence. All these influences are exerted in the light of God’s encompassment and presence and all these factors are a gleam of God’s existence: “and Allah encompasses them on every side” (Chapter 85: verse 20).