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==Expert in Various Disciplines== | ==Expert in Various Disciplines== | ||
The works of al-Ahsa'i show that in addition to fiqh and other religious disciplines, he was an expert in [[philosophy]], [[mathematics]], [[natural sciences]] and "strange sciences" ([['ulum ghariba]]). | The works of al-Ahsa'i show that in addition to fiqh and other religious disciplines, he was an expert in [[philosophy]], [[mathematics]], [[natural sciences]] and "strange sciences" ([['ulum ghariba]]). | ||
==Beliefs== | ==Beliefs== | ||
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Al-Ahsa'i says that his appeal to 'Ahl al-Bayt (a) helped him accept only the parts of philosophical views that are not in contradiction with what he believes to be the interior of shari'a. | Al-Ahsa'i says that his appeal to 'Ahl al-Bayt (a) helped him accept only the parts of philosophical views that are not in contradiction with what he believes to be the interior of shari'a. | ||
==Resurrection and the Developments of the Body== | ===Resurrection and the Developments of the Body=== | ||
The best known view of al-Ahsa'i is the one concerning the quality of [[bodily resurrection]]. He does not accept the exterior superficial understanding of shari'a according to which the bodily resurrection occurs with this-worldly natural body—this is in his view in contradiction with the changeability and corruptibility of the body. Al-Ahsa'i's solution is to distinguish between jism (body) and jasad (corpse). According to al-Ahsa'i, human beings have two bodies and two corpses. | The best known view of al-Ahsa'i is the one concerning the quality of [[bodily resurrection]]. He does not accept the exterior superficial understanding of shari'a according to which the bodily resurrection occurs with this-worldly natural body—this is in his view in contradiction with the changeability and corruptibility of the body. Al-Ahsa'i's solution is to distinguish between jism (body) and jasad (corpse). According to al-Ahsa'i, human beings have two bodies and two corpses. | ||
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There are many manuscripts of al-Ahsa'i that are kept in the [[Sa'adat Library of Kerman]], some of which have not yet been published. | There are many manuscripts of al-Ahsa'i that are kept in the [[Sa'adat Library of Kerman]], some of which have not yet been published. | ||
==Oppositions of Contemporary Scholars== | |||
Late in his life, al-Ahsa'i faced the opposition of some scholars—they considered some of his views as deviations from standard Shiism and as exaggerations ([[ghuluw]]) about [[Imams (a)]]. Al-Ahsa'i himself says that Muhammad b. Husayn Al 'Usfur Bahrani, whose father had given an 'ijaza to al-Ahsa'i, rejected his views in an oral discussion. | |||
The first explicit opposition with al-Ahsa'i was, however, from Mulla Muhammad Taqi Burghani—an influential scholar in [[Qazvin]]. In a meeting, he discussed with al-Ahsa'i about [[bodily resurrection]], and made objections to his view which led to controversies among other participants. The ruler of Qazvin held a meeting to reconcile the two, but this time Burghani accused al-Ahsa'i of blasphemy. By the circulation of the news about this accusation, al-Ahsa'i left the city. | |||
After he left Qazvin, he faced oppositions in Mashhad, Yazd and [[Isfahan]], but despite all these he was popular among people—in Isfahan he was an Imam of prayers (congregations) followed by about 16000 people. | |||
Burghani's accusation brought about many troubles for al-Ahsa'i in his last travel to Karbala, and led him to abandon the city despite his intention to stay there. Meanwhile, some people accused him of exaggerations about Imams (a), and instigated the scholars of Karbala and some Ottoman leaders against him. | |||
==Defenses by Some Scholars== | |||
Some people resisted such accusations to al-Ahsa'i. For instance, [[Muhammad 'Ibrahim Kalbasi]] was fully familiar with the views of al-Ahsa'i, and after the al-Ahsa'i's death, he held mourning ceremonies for three days in Isfahan. He says: "it is bold to accuse shaykh [al-Ahhsa'i] of inappropriate beliefs by people who do not know his views and terminologies". | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||