History of Islamic Philosophy

History of Islamic Philosophy

The Absoluteness Monotheism And Its Relationship With Free Will According To Allameh Tabataba'i

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Professor at “the Philosophy Department” of Tarbiat Modares University.
2 Ph.D. Student of Islamic philosophy and theology of Tarbiat Modares University.
3 Assistance Professor at “the Philosophy & Logic Department” of Tarbiat Modares University
Abstract
The Absoluteness Monotheism based on absolute unity is a point of view that Allameh Tabataba'i explains based on verses and traditions. He criticized the previous philosophers' theory of formational unity and the mystics's theory of personal unity of Being and established a point of view that had an impact on his entire intellectual and philosophical system. He admits that with this point of view, even discussions of predestination and free will are dismissed and irrelevant. Therefore, the problem of predestination and free will must be solved in another way. In this research, we aim to first express the view of The Absoluteness monotheism according to Allameh. Secondly, the ratio of discretion to The Absoluteness monotheism should be checked, It will become clear that with this monotheistic view, issues and problems arise differently, and some questions and contradictions are not raised in the intellectual framework of this monotheistic view and will be irrelevant; It will be clear that according to monotheism, there is only one absolute existence in the universe, and the other entities are conditioned and related to God. A person who accepts monotheism has surrendered himself to God and freed himself from servitude to others, and such a person has the highest level of freedom, because servitude to others is slavery and coercion, and in the shadow of God's servitude, man will achieve full freedom and true happiness.
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  • Receive Date 05 March 2024
  • Revise Date 12 April 2024
  • Accept Date 13 April 2024