Fakhr Razi's interpretation of the verses of the vision of God and its criticism from the perspective of Javadi Amoli (with emphasis on verse 103 of Surah An'am and verse 143 of Surah Al-A'raf)

Sadeghi, Karim; Sultani, Mustafa

doi:10.22034/qc.2026.566449.1237

Fakhr Razi's interpretation of the verses of the vision of God and its criticism from the perspective of Javadi Amoli (with emphasis on verse 103 of Surah An'am and verse 143 of Surah Al-A'raf)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

karim sadeghi ¹

Mustafa Sultani ²

¹ Educational Vice President of Imam Hassan Askari Institute of Higher Education

² Associate Professor, University of Religions and Denominations

10.22034/qc.2026.566449.1237

Abstract

One of the topics of theological debate among Islamic theologians and commentators is the issue of seeing and not seeing God. The origin of this debate is based on the adherence to the appearances of some verses of the Quran. Among the verses that advise the seeing of God, the present article has investigated and examined two verses of Surah Al-A'raf 143 and 103 of An'am and the views of two prominent scholars; Fakhr Razi and Javadi Amoli on this matter. Accordingly, it seems that Fakhr Razi accepts visual vision by citing the appearances of the verses and by interpreting and interpreting the verses of vision, he believes that this vision does not require the physical existence of God. On the other hand, Professor Javadi Amoli, with a special interpretation and along with preserving the appearances of the verses and the apparent contradiction of the verses, considers vision and not seeing to be a summation. Using a descriptive-analytical method, after collecting the theological opinions

Keywords

Interpretation of the vision of God

knowledge of presence

manifestation

Fakhr Razi

Javadi Amoli

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