Explanation of Allameh Tabataba'i's Point of View Regarding Physical Resurrection and Answering the Doubts about It

Physical resurrection has always been one of the important and discussed topics among philosophers. Allameh Tabatabai has presented new opinions in this regard and believes that the human body is resurrected in the afterlife, moves towards the soul and joins it. He gives an important and fundamental position to the human soul; This means that it does not die and it acquires a certain perfection and actuality due to its essential movement. He also rejects the opinion of other philosophers regarding the descent of the soul and union with the body and proves with rational reasons that it is impossible for a creature that has been perfected to descend to a lower level again. Another one of his most important topics, which is actually an answer to the doubts raised about the physical resurrection, is the issue of the relationship between the similarity and equality of the body and the soul in this world and the hereafter, which is attempted in this research article with an analytical and descriptive study of Tafsir al-Mizan, a collection of general opinions of Allameh Tabataba'i about physical resurrection with the approach of answering doubts in this area. Regarding the similarity and equality of the otherworldly body with the worldly body, in this article it is emphasized that according to the philosophical foundations of Allameh Tabatabai, both of his views about the similarity and equality of the otherworldly body with the worldly body can be accepted, without contradicting each other.Keywords:* Assistant Professor at ”Theology and Islamic Studies Department” of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.