Analysis of Wilāyat-e-Takvīnī (Formative Authority) and Related Orderly Works of Shi’a Depiction

According to the structural ideology of the Shi’a, the Imam fulfills the role of guidance that is in line with his abilities for involving the mankind and the masses to the extent of the world by provoking hearts and souls in aims of leading people to their divine destination while he holds religious and political authority. The following impact of the Imam’s leadership is what is known as Wilāyat-e-Takvīnī (Formative Authority) which manifests as a practical form while also emotionally manifesting itself by affecting people’s hearts. The purpose of Wilāyat-e-Takvīnī is the power to hold tenure in the existing universe if Allah grants so; however, with compliance to Allah’s regards, this power becomes abundant and most reliably trusted for tenure in land. This paper uses a descriptive-analytical method with dependence on a library-like research method to render the realizations and impacts of such authoritativeness and ways to obtain it. Studies reveal that Wilāyat-e-Takvīnī is undoubtedly a definite attribute of the infallible Imams (as) and is not independent of Allah’s will and approbation, therefore, this principle is in agreement with both Tawḥīd and Wilāyat of Allah (Allah’s oneness and righteous propriety.) Following the previously elaborated doctrine, the principle of Allah’s Tawḥīd and Wilāyat encompasses both convictions of Wilāyat-e-Takvīnī and Hidāyat-e-Bātinī (inner guidance) while it establishes them in three separate domains; finally, it sheds light on the impactful fruition of Hidāyat (guidance) on the “heart” and “knowledge” while it presents itself in deeds, answers to prayers and increased abundance of blessings.