چکیده:
One of the contemporary Shi'a studies Orientalists is Etan Kohlberg. In an article titled 'Some Imami Shi'a Views on the Issue of Taqiyya,' he employs a narrative-historical approach to explain the Imami approach regarding the concept of Taqiyya. His discussions in this field encompass a spectrum of narrative-theological and historical issues, including the impact of the doctrine of Taqiyya on Shi'a Hadith and the demarcation between Akhbaris and Usulis. In his self-constructed analysis, he has estimated the prohibition of using Taqiyya in certain rituals resulting from the sense of distinction of the Imams (peace be upon them). In critiquing and reviewing this article, first, the criticisms of opponents toward the Imami are placed under scrutiny, and then Kohlberg's views and claims are judged from a narrative-theological perspective; in such a way that it is proven that, contrary to the author's view, there was no conflict in the Imami approach toward the principle of Taqiyya, and commitment or non-commitment to it varied under different circumstances. Finally, it will be proven that the narrations related to the obligation of Taqiyya had no connection to sectarian distinctions, but rather were subject to interests and harms that the author has overlooked.
خلاصه ماشینی:
In the process of critiquing and reviewing this article, first, the criticisms of opponents toward the Imami are placed under scrutiny, and then Kohlberg's views and claims are subjected to judgment with a narrational-theological perspective; in such a way that it is proven that, contrary to the author's view, there was no conflict in the Imami approach toward the principle of Taqiyya, but rather commitment or non-commitment to it varied under different circumstances.
In conclusion, Kolberg considers the existence of numerous narrations in the Imamiya's hadith collections regarding the acceptance of this principle by the Infallibles _ peace be upon them _ as a definitive confirmation of the issue of Taqiyya.
3 Kolberg continues by presenting his analysis of this narration as follows: Since in Shiite culture, emphasis is placed to some extent on the aspects of distinction of the Shiite school of thought _ as the only Muslims faithful to the original teachings of the Prophet _ peace be upon him and his family _ against the Sunni sects, Taqiyya in these three cases _ in which Umar is accused of innovation in the latter two cases and the Hanafi school has issued a ruling on the permissibility of drinking intoxicants _ has been strictly prohibited by the Shiite Imams.
The general ruling of permissibility (as opposed to obligation) of Taqiyya regarding matters of belief, as well as the ruling of its prohibition in the distinguishing aspects of the Imami Shiite from the Sunnis, is not only without believers among the Imami, but also conflicts with the apparent meaning of Quranic verses and explicit narrations.
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