The Trends of Minority and Majority from viewpoints of Allama Tabatabae and Martyr Sadr

Before Islamic schools of thoughts assumed their own specific names, there were two trends with two distinct modes of thought. This article shows viewpoints of Allama Tabatabae and Martyr Sadr as two Shiite thinkers in this question. On examination of their thoughts one finds numerous common points. Some specific thoughts and practices on behalf of these trends, continuation of the authentic Islamic course by minority and deviation of the majority from it and finally a critical treatment and analysis of these are among issues covered by both scholars. Still each of these two men of thought has his own distinct method for consideration of the problem which is to be discussed in this article.