نظرية الأعلمية عند فقهاء الإمامية

Abstract EN

The jurists dealt with the theory of “scientism” in their jurisprudential and fundamental works, and in the book of tradition, and they differed in defining the concept of “scientism” within two directions, the first: the one who says that the most knowledgeable diligent is required, and the second trend is that it is not necessary.

The jurists have separated the sayings about the definition of the term “scientific” and the methods of proving it, its resources, and its requirements in the mujtahid, the judge, as well as the imam and the date of the emergence of the theory.

The research also dealt with a comparison of the concept of illiteracy between Sayyid Al-Khoei and Sayyid Al-Sistani and its components according to them.

The research reached multiple results, including the origin of the theory, which is the hadith from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, about the jurisprudence, the most knowledgeable and the most pious in the narration of their hadiths, peace be upon them, as well as between the research the difference between the scholars of the mufti and the imam, including knowledge, community guidance and coexistence with reality.