A comparative study of the epistemological role of reason in the political thought of Farabi and Seyed Morteza

For Farabi as a philosopher and Syed Morteza as a rationalist theologian, reason has an incomparable role; For this reason, in order to compare the political philosophy of Farabi and the political theology of Syed Morteza, a comparative study of the role of reason becomes necessary. By examining the works of Farabi and Syed Morteza, this article has discussed the role of reason and its function in the political thought of Farabi and Syed Morteza and has clarified that Syed Morteza and Farabi agree on the value of reason, but their point of departure and direction in rationality is different. In Syed Morteza's political thought, reason is free from philosophical foundations and based on definite revelation and is busy processing to achieve worldly and hereafter happiness under the truth of Shiite Imamate, and reason according to Farabi is based on the foundations of Greek philosophy and with the intention of theorizing the Platonic philosopher-king and with a view It is transcendental and mixed with mystery and paying little attention to external realities, in reaching knowledge from the active intellect and lacks a fundamental view of the fundamentals and Shia Imamate.