The boundaries between monotheism and polytheism in the Koran

The present book is one of the works of the contemporary scholar Ayatollah Sobhani, concerning the two essential Islamic issues monotheism and polytheism from Koranic viewpoint.

The author

Ayatollah Jafar   sobhani  Tabrizi ,contemporary Iranian scholar. Born in 1930,  in Tabriz into a religious family. He studied in Persian literature, the  books “  Nasaab al- sebyan” , Abwab al- Jenan “ (the  doors of paradise) , “ Mo jam History” in the presence of “ Mirza Mahmud Fazel”.  Then he continued  his studies  in “ Tableiyeh school”  in Tabriz he was trained into presence  of great scholars : Ayatollah  Ruhallah khomenini, sheikh Hasan Nahwi and Mirza Muhammad Ali Modems khiyabani  Ayatollah sobhani is the founder of “ the center of Islamic  theological studies”.  And also one of the great teachers in “ Qom seminary

His works

1- Theological books and Mujam al- Mutakallemin
2- Mosoueh
3- The eternal  light
4- wahhabism. etc.

The book structure

The book is composed in 5 chapters as follows:

1- Explanation of monotheism and polytheism

2- The grades of monotheism

- Monotheism in essence – monotheism in creatorship
 - monotheism in divinity - monotheism in legislation

- Monotheism in obedience - monotheism in worship

 - Monotheism in judgment

3- Views of monotheists and atheists on the universe and human,

4- Definition of worship

5- Visiting holy shrines, visiting the prophet’s holy shrine, etc.

The book was published in 2001 in Tehran- Iran.

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