An Analysis of Allamah Tabatabai and Ibn Meimoon's Views on the Argument for the Doctrine of "Monotheism"

The doctrine of "monotheism" is among the principles emphasized by all divine religions, among which only Judaism and Islam have pure monotheism. Since Ibn Meimoon, in Judaism, and Allamah Tabatabai, in Imamiyah, played a significant role in the advancement of religious teachings, after presenting the views of these two great scholars about the arguments for monotheism, the present paper uses a comparative -analytical method to express, study and analyze their agreements and disagreements. The only argument of Ibn Meimoon for monotheism is the simplicity of divine essence, whereas the most important argument of Allamah Tabataba'i is the purification of divine existence, which he has proposed besides the argument of simplicity and other proofs for monotheism. Regarding the criticisms that Ibn Meimoon has made about the arguments for monotheism, this paper indicates that none of them can be directed at the statements of Allamah Tabatabai about the arguments of hindrance and contradiction.