Shi`a Pajoohi

Shi`a Pajoohi

An Examination and Critique of the Definition of Polytheistic Worships and the Monotheism of Lordship in Quranic Exegeses by Shiite Salafists: The Case of Mostafa Hosseini Tabatabaei’s Exegesis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Majid Babalian 1
Alireza Radbin 2
Maliheh Poursattar 3
1 PhD student, Department of Theology, Science and Research Branch of Eastern Azerbaijan Province, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Theology, Faculty of Law, Theology, and Political Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Faculty of Law, Theology, and Political Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The intellectual movement of the Quranists or Salafi-leaning Shia, with its slogan of "returning to the Quran" and its claim of eliminating superstitions in Shia Islam, as well as presenting the theological views of Salafism, has criticized some of the foundational beliefs of Shia Islam that are rooted in sound rational, theological, and Quranic principles. Mostafa Hosseini Tabatabaei, the author of Bayān maʿānī dar kalām-i rabbānī and a key figure in the Quranist movement, expands the meaning and concept of "worship" and defines any absolute obedience combined with complete humility as worship. He also claims that the polytheism of all historical idolaters has been purely "worship-based" (ʿibādī), not "lordship-based" (rubūbī), and considers many Shia beliefs, such as seeking intercession, invoking the infallibles (Imams), and asking for help, as forms of "worship-based" polytheism. This critique targets core Shia beliefs. This article, using a descriptive-analytical method, examines Mostafa Hosseini Tabatabaei's views and argues, through Quranic verses, that contrary to the claims of the Salafi-leaning Shia (Quranist) movement, the polytheists were guilty not only of worship-based polytheism but also of lordship-based polytheism.
Keywords
lordship
Wahhabism
Quranists
monotheism of worship
Shiite Salafists
Subjects
The Noble Quran.
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