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The Knowledge of God, Unity, the Names and Attribute from the Viewpoint of the Late 'Abd al-Jalil Qazvini

Mohammad Biyabani Oskou'ie ^۱

When man reflects truly on his God, he finds himself as His creature and possession and in need of all of His Essence. Hence, he considers worshipping Him as the most exalted stage of his culmination. This article studies the way to arrive at the true knowledge toward God from the viewpoints of 'Abd al-Jalil Qazvini Razi, other Shiite scholars, the Qur'anic verses and the traditions from the Ahl al-Bayt PBUT. The unity of the Most High God and the divine Names and Attributes are the other issues dealt with by the present article.
Keywords: Knowledge of God, unity, kinds of unity, names and attributes, 'Abd al-Jalil Qazvini

reveal the methodical approach of the elder tradition narrators in understanding and critique of traditions, will be discussed. Dirayat al-Hadith in the book of Naqd will be examined in a separate part and it will be concluded that the use of Hadith regulations and terminology in Shiism goes back to Shaid Thani. This part will be followed with an account on the Hadith thought of 'Abd al-Jalil. The article ends with a conclusion and sug-gestions for further research.
Keywords: 'Abd al-Jalil Qazvini Razi, Naqd, debates of the two sects, theology and beliefs, Hadith sciences, methodology.