Critically analysis about status and application of text and reason in Ibn Taymiyyah’s ideas and writings according to Shiite approach

This paper looks at analyzing the prestige and application of text and reason in Ibn Taymiyyah’s notion, using a critical analysis method and necessary data. The most important findings of this research suggest that based on the mentioned evidence, in using scripture and wisdom, his beliefs are not specifically rooted. His main structuralism reasons pose serious problems. However, although he introduces himself as a rationalist, he believes that intellectual properties about God are inefficient while they are not proved by the Quran and tradition. Even though he is very considerate towards the verses and narrations, but he does not follow any specific method in interpreting the verses. In order to understand a given verse, he sometimes follows rationalists and uses justification and commentary -although he fears naming it common explanation- and sometimes he limits himself to the literal meaning following scripturalists. According to him, the wisdom’s usefulness is only acceptable until the time that the prophet’s divination is justified, but after this, he dismisses it and believes it to be inefficient. In his belief, on the one hand, wisdom is not appealing as an independent reason in defining the quality and details of Celestial affairs and Resurrection as long as it has not been acknowledged by the religion. On the other hand, he turned to rational reasons for the lack of immortality and limits himself only to literal meanings of scriptures. Due to the inherent authority of reason and the fact that rational is essentially based on scripture, we cannot categorize his belief as incorrect only because he thought of scripture opposite to rational. While he concisely believes in the intellectual good and evil, and considers that rewards and punishments given in the hereafter depend on the Sharia, yet he does not distinguish between the fundamentals and subsidiary rules of the religion in this matter.