Critical analysis of Abraham's Pretense on the Basis of the Traditions of the Imamiyyah

One of the important issues about Abraham's prophecy is his pretense to a particular physical illness as an excuse for not being present at the Celebration of the star-worshipers, which is known as doubt of pretense. This doubt is the consequent for certain explanations of the appearance of the verse, "" which is authorized by some traditional texts and followers' words. The current research centered on this question aims to answer the following questions: What are the commonly used approaches to justify Abraham's pretense? How could these approaches be criticized? Which approach is the standard one based on traditions of Imamiyyah in response to the doubt of Abraham's pretense? The results of the research indicate that five important approaches as a response to the doubt of Abraham's pretense have been formed among Muslim scholars: white lie, astronomical news, small illness, inadequate interpretation to death, pseudo-falsehood. Each of these approaches suffers from basic, methodological and source damages, and is unable about eliminating the doubts of Abraham's pretense. The standard approach explains Abraham's being Saqim based on the semantic substance of the word "deceased" -Saqim-, the attention to the context and intangible evidence, the traditions of Imamiyah, and avoidance of rational and literary interpretation. This explanation is done in a way that we don't require to associate false documents to Abraham, and it is not also related to the religious tricks; therefore, the path of any doubt in the infallibility of Abraham is hindered.