The Phases of Servitude in attitude of Fakhre Razi with emphasis on Tafsir Kabir
Subject Areas : Ethics and Islamic Education
Keywords: Fakhre Razi, Tafsir Kabir, servitude, public, wise, mystic ,
Abstract :
One of the most important aims of creation of human is to be servant of God which is noticed by wise people, scholars and interpreters of Quran theologians of Knowledge of manner. Fakhre Razi, interpreter and great theologian of Islam, believes that servitude has different level and rank. We face three type of public, wise, mystic (with love) servitude in his speech. He says that servitude contains episteme and action, and he believes that episteme is exposed to weakness. As a result, servitude in each type is doubtable. From his point of view servitude is subordinate to culmination and perfection and imperfections of belief, virtue, and self-force. He states that public servitude is not worship and mystic servitude is the best. This research analyses and clarifies the order or sequence of aforementioned issue by perspective of Fakhre Razi based on Tafsir Kabir.