A Study of The Continuity of The Theosophical School of Qom in The 6th Century AH (12th Century AD) Based on The Works of ibn Shahr Ashub, Abduljalil Razi Qazvini, and Sadid al-Din Hamsi Razi

Shiite theosophists have had different methodologies in their Theological foundations and questions, which led to emergence of Theological schools. Among such schools was the hadith and Theological school of Qom, reaching its pinnacle in the fourth century AH (the tenth century AD). Better characterized by the Theological thoughts of Shaykh Saduq, the school and Shaykh Saduq met with some agreements and disagreements from other Shiite theosophists and Theological schools. This research is aimed at examining the continuity or discontinuity of the Theological school in the sixth century AH (the twelfth century AD) based on the Theological works and thoughts of ibn Shahr Ashub, Abduljalil Razi Qazvini, and Sadid al-Din Hamsi Razi. The main question of the present research is how the Qom Theological school’s thoughts and methods were positioned by the above mentioned theosophists. Obtained through documentary, library, descriptive, analytic and comparative research methods, the findings show that given the requirements and Theological questions of the century, some of the arguments and questions of the Theological school of Qom were approved and some were greeted with criticism and rejection.