History of Islamic Philosophy

History of Islamic Philosophy

Imam Zaman as An Esoteric and Inner Proof in Henry Carbone's Thought

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Abbas Ali Mansouri 1
Leila Amiri 2
1 Assistant Professor of the Philosophy Department of Razi University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran.
2 Master of Islamic Philosophy and Wisdom،Faculty of Literature ، Razi University، Kermanshah، Iran
10.22034/hpi.2025.506934.1139
Abstract
Shiite spirituality has a high place in Henry Carbone's thought. The facet of this exaltation is that Carbone believes that in Shiism, the connection with divinity and the holy world is preserved and stable through the living imam. It is for this reason that the teaching of Mahdism has a special carbon in its thought, and Carbon considers the acceptance of Shia spirituality incomplete without accepting the thought of Mahdism. For Imam, he is the highest rank of the twelve, which is the guardianship over the interpretation and transformation of the innermost of divine religions. While acknowledging the material and cosmic existence of Imam Zaman, Henry Carbone is more interested in the personal existence and example of Imam Zaman. And he does not insist on the emergence event as a phenomenon that will happen one day outside the world, and considers it dependent on the mind and conscience of the believer. In the position of Karbon, the absent imam in Aswah and as a personal leader guides man to the imam of time present within each person. It is the sign of the openness of this world to the world. In this research, Henry Carbone's view on the existence of the 12th Imam and how to be a leader during the time of absence and how to appear was analyzed in detail.
Keywords
Henry Carbone
the absent imam
the imam of the zaman
the advent
the savior
the Shia
the esoteric proof

Subjects

 
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  • Receive Date 16 February 2025
  • Revise Date 04 May 2025
  • Accept Date 05 May 2025