An Analytical-comparative study of the theological views of Imam Khomeini and Fayyaz Lahiji

In this treatise, the theological views of Imam Khomeini and Fayyaz Lahiji under the topics of monotheism, prophecy, Imamate and resurrection are explained and then compared. The importance of this research is due to the position of these two thinkers in the topics of Shiite theology. So that Imam Khomeini, influenced by mysticism and Mullah Abdul Razzaq Lahiji (Fayyaz), have raised their issues in the direction of the theological-rational Shiite tradition, of which Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi was the flag bearer. The comparison in this treatise is based on the theory of the possibility of dialogue between thinkers, and this discussion is created under the fundamental issues of Shiism that exist in both thinkers. The possibility of dialogue and similarities between the views of these two thinkers is based on the intersection of the views of these two thinkers in theology and in the general topics and principles of Shiism. Human creation has been studied in worldly (social) and otherworldly happiness. The necessity of research is due to the nature of theological thinking and the changes made in it from Isfahan to Tehran schools and from Fayyaz Lahiji to Imam Khomeini. The results of the research are that Fayyaz Lahiji, instead of following the theological thoughts of Isfahan school and his teacher Mulla Sadra, in combining rational, mystical and Quranic methods, due to being influenced by Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi and his commentary on Tajrid ol_Eteqad, uses only rational and peripatetic methods. Selected in theology. but on the other hand, Imam Khomeini, influenced by Mulla Sadra and his method in combining reason and intuition and narration, links theological discussions on the issues of the principles of religion with mystical interpretations derived from Ibn Arabi’s theoretical mysticism. The research method is content analysis of the theories of these two thinkers and comparison of their arrangements using library resources.