A Critical Review of the Physical Embodiment of Resurrection from the Perspective of Ayatollah Sobhani

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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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The Problem of Resurrection has always been a central concern for scholars of religion, and a wide range of interpretations has been offered in this regard. Among these, the doctrine of bodily resurrection has attracted both staunch supporters and strong critics. Ṣubḥānī is regarded as one of the prominent contemporary defenders of this position. The central question of the present study is: What are Ṣubḥānī’s arguments in favor of bodily resurrection, and to what extent are they open to critique? The aim of this research is to provide a precise account of the arguments for the corporeality of resurrection as articulated by Ṣubḥānī. To achieve this aim, the study adopts a theoretical, problem-oriented approach that builds upon prior data. The necessary information has been gathered through library-based research, particularly from scriptural sources and the works of Ṣubḥānī, and evaluated by means of both rational analysis and transmitted evidence. Accordingly, after an examination of Ṣubḥānī’s perspective, his arguments for bodily resurrection are subjected to close scrutiny. These arguments, analyzed under two categories—affirmative (ījābī) and negative (salbī)—seek to establish both the possibility and actuality of the return of the elemental body (al-badan al-ʿunṣurī) in the Hereafter, while simultaneously rejecting competing theories. The findings of the study indicate that Ṣubḥānī’s arguments for bodily resurrection remain inconclusive and suffer from a variety of ambiguities.

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