An Assessment of Mulla Sadra and Hakeem Zenoozi viewpoints on Bodily Resurrection

Document Type : Research Paper

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associate professor in Baqir Al-Ulum University

Abstract

Bodily resurrection is among the most prominent doctrinal and philosophical problems which was rationally demonstrated by Mulla Sadra. Having considered the revealed proofs in question Mulla Sadra his version of bodily resurrection is “literally” the same as articulated in sacred Sharia the denial of which is regarded as a ground for disbelief and excommunication. The original thinker Zenoozi, by contrast, disagrees with Sadra’s version and tries to demonstrate bodily resurrection in accordance with reason and revelation. He based his argument on a hadith from Imam Sadeq (A.S.) in Tabarsi’s Ehtejaj. The present article is an attempt to assess Zenoozi’s view and arguments and make a judgment on rival versions of bodily resurrection presented by these two great thinkers.

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