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Reason, Faith & Authority: a Shiite Perspective
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[Introduction]
The status of reason
Different roles of reason
Role of Reason in understanding Moral Values
Faith & Reason
The Nature of Faith
Faith requires reason
Faith supports and strengthens reason
Authority
Principle One: Obedience belongs only to God
Principle Two: Human freedom
Principle Three: Delegation of obedience
Principle Four: Authority of the Prophet
First: Delivering Divine Message
Second: Judgement
Third: Rule
Principle Five: Delegation of the Prophet’s Authority to Imam Ali and successive Imams
Principle Six: Delegation of the authority of Imams to the jurists
Who is a faqih?
The role of jurists in the time of minor occultation
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