The Imams’ Extent of Knowledge as Viewed by Shia Scholars

Imam’s Knowledge is one of the issues that have busied the minds of the Shia scholars and thinkers and even many of the followers of the Imams. Thus, it brought about some questions from Imams in this regard. Due to the many questions that arise in this context, this paper deals with only one aspect of the problem that is Imam’s Knowledge as viewed by the Shia clerics; what is the extent of this knowledge and how much is it? Despite the Shia scholars’ agreement in some fields of Imam’s Knowledge, we do not find an adequate answer in some cases, including the above mentioned questions. Generally speaking, all theories can be divided into three approaches: the first approach, doubt and silence; the second approach, the scope of Imam’s Knowledge; the third approach, Imam’s full scientific comprehension of everything.