A review of the Relationship between Faith and Knowledge from the Viewpoint of Allameh Tabatabai Based on al-Mizan Commentary

Religious faithˮ is one of the most important issues in religions in general and in Abrahamian religions in particular. The history of Islam shows that this issue is one of the most ancient ideological subjects with which the different Islamic sects have dealt. Using a descriptive-analytical approach and referring to the through a Quran, this paper seeks to investigate the relationship between faith and knowledge from the viewpoint of Allameh Tabatabai. It elucidates the meaning of faith and knowledge, then the adjuncts of faith and finally the relationship between faith and knowledge. Three kinds of relationship between the two are made known and the kind in which knowledge acts as an introduction and preliminary stage for achieving faith is considered as a sound one. Besides, the relationship of immediate knowledge with and faith and the possibility of attaining faith with doubt are also examined