The Permanent Explanation and the Necessity for a Living Imam"

From the specialities of Henry Corbain is his familiarity with the Iranaian Islam, and this attention toward the thoughts and spirituality of the Western hemisphere. By considering his application of the academic researchse, his viewpoints and thoughts are distinguished among the orientalists.mysticism is a fundamental theory to Corbain. In his view the doctrine of "Imamat" in Shia school provides the most comprehensive explanation of the spiritual life. To Corbain, the highest level of understanding of the divine Book(s) in its interpretation. While the descendence and inspiration of the divine words through the Prophet(s) would end, yet explanations would continue.According to Corbain for presentation of any lenghtwise interpretation, the existance and presence of an infallible interpretor (explanator) is necessary.Corbian also distinguishes between the "philosophy of history" and "wisdom of history", and "the mystical language" and "metaphorical language". Corbain cansidered the "Divine word of inspiration" as a mystical one.