The Theological Methodology of Sheikh Hurr al-'Ameli in Defense Position in the Fields of Refutation of Misgivings and the Opponent Schools

The methodology of Kalam Science is the examination of the ways that lead us in the Kalam Science to the inference of beliefs and to defend them. In the inference place, the theologian gains an accurate knowledge of the teachings of religion and, in the defense place, he explains, regulates and proves that knowledge and proceeds to refute the misgivings and the opponent beliefs. In this writing, with a review on the numerous theological works of Sheikh Hurr al-'Ameli, from among the five steps in the defense place, the methods he used in the two last steps are examined. Sheik Hurr in refuting the misgivings and the opponent schools has used the methods like: falsification of the form and content of argument, explaining the contradiction in the doubt-caster point of view, rejecting the bases or the implications of the opponent's views, mentioning some examples and narrations, explaining the component of the argument, remaindering the exceptions or lateral evidences, referring to self-evident truths, asking questions and demanding the reason of the opponent.