The Reality of Faith; a Sudy of the Quranic View of Faith with Comments on Shabistari's Theory

Mujtahid Shabistari's book Eman wa Aazadi contains another conception of the faith in the Book of Guidance. Though the author's views are nicely expressed, one should not be deceived by the beauty of his words and then cannot reach the truth. One had better use the hermeneutic principles of understanding the Quran and the Sunnah and refer to the main source to satisty one's thirst. According to Shabistar's interpretation, faith is viewed as a religious experience and in reviving religion, it is regarded as reviving an experience. Using an analytical approach and documentary evidence, the author compares the items in the author's speech, one by one with the Quranic verses. The roots of faith, the appurtenance of faith, the attributes of the faithful and requirements of faith are all taken from the Quran. In conclusion, the suppositions of the author are contrasted with the Quranic ideas and put at the disposal of the reader to judge.