The General Goals of Ṣaḥīfeh Sajjādīyyah’s Attitude to Natural Phenomena

Considering the special political conditions of his era, Imam Sajjad (as) has explained some of the teachings of Islam in the form of supplication. A part of this supplication has remained in Ṣaḥīfeh Sajjādīyyah as a part of the Shia tradition and has been approved, ordered and emphasized by scholars. The prayers of Ṣaḥīfeh Sajjādīyyah cover various topics, and each of them enables the communication of God’s servants with the Almighty Allah through the language of the heart and speech. In a part of this supplication, the imam refers to some natural phenomena such as thunder and lightning, the moon, and human creation in a general or partial way. By analyzing the content of supplications and with the help of library sources, this research seeks to investigate the general goals of Imam Sajjād’s (as) attitude towards natural phenomena and introduce some of its examples in the Sahifeh. The results of the research show that the imam (as) paid attention to the lordship of Allah the Almighty and the creation of phenomena in mentioning natural phenomena, and by being influenced by the Qurʾan in expressing interpretations, choosing examples and style of expression, he has taken into consideration educational and devotional goals in the supplications. Also, with the progress of experimental sciences, in addition to not contradicting the scientific references of the Sahifeh with the definite findings of mankind, in some passages, the Imam (as) has pointed out the points that human sciences have reached the certainty of in the following centuries.