An Essay on the Relationship between the Existential Level of the Imam and the Office of Imamate From the Perspective of Transcendental Wisdom

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Al-Mustafa University, Qom, Iran.

2 Islamic Theology Department, Khorasan Branch, Al-Mustafa International University, Mashhad, Iran.

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The relationship between the "existence of the Imam" as a formative truth and the "office of Imamate" as a legislative position is considered one of the fundamental issues in Imamiyyah thought. The present study, using an analytical and argumentative method and relying on the foundations of transcendental wisdom (the originality of existence, doubt in existence, the rule of causality), seeks to answer the question of whether there is an original and essential connection between the two or merely a creditable and inseparable connection? The findings show that the aforementioned relationship is essential and inseparable, and only by utilizing the organizational structure of existence can a precise explanation be given. Accordingly, the office of Imamate is not considered a contingent matter, but rather the existential dignity of the Imam, and its objective realization in the realm of matter can be explained through the mechanism of power and action.g g g g g g g g

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Available Online from 17 June 2026

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