TY - JOUR ID - 59989 TI - Place of Stipulation (Nas) in Foundations of Imamate through a Comparative Approach to Ideas of Mu'tazalis, Ash'aris, People of Hadiths, and Imamis JO - Emamat Pajouhi JA - JEP LA - en SN - ‪2588-6533 AU - -, - AD - Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 2 IS - 7 SP - 119 EP - 152 KW - stipulation KW - Imamis KW - Ash’aris KW - people of hadith KW - Mu’tazalis KW - people of dissolution and agreement KW - overcoming DO - N2 - Appointment of Imam by God- the Exalted- and issuance of a stipulation for it by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is one of the challenging and controversial issues among Muslims. After explaining the verbal and technical meanings of stipulation (nas), the present article goes to explain and describe place of stipulation in appointment of Imam and validity or invalidity of other ways according to Islamic sects. Mu’tazalis have accepted the opinion of people of “dissolution and agreement” in appointment of Imam and stipulation made by the previous Imam (other than the Holy Prophet (PBUH)) to appoint new Imam. In addition to ways accepted by Mu’tazalis, people of hadith and Ash’aris have mentioned “force and constraint” as a way to appoint Imam. Imamis are of the opinion that the only legitimate way to appoint Imam is stipulation; and, to prove their opinion they appeal to rational and transmitted arguments. UR - https://jep.emamat.ir/article_59989.html L1 - https://jep.emamat.ir/article_59989_2ba265714db2de70ae1de0960c945382.pdf ER -