Ahl al-Bayt (as) Teachings

Ahl al-Bayt (as) Teachings

Tasbīḥ and Moderation in the Knowledge of the Ahl al-Bayt (as): An Approach to Rejecting Exaggeration (Ghuluw) and Deficiency (Taqsīr)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hossein Ghasemi 1
Mohammad Reza Aram 2
Amir Tohidi 3
1 PhD Student, Department of Qur’anic Sciences and Hadith, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate professor, Department of Theology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate professor, Department of Qur’anic Sciences and Hadith, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jatj.2026.595415.1107
Abstract
Avoiding Exaggeration and Deficiency is considered a fundamental principle for examining the narrations transmitted in relation to the knowledge of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them). Since any person may, in the process of transforming narrational data into belief and conviction, fall into errors such as excess or Exaggeration, and Deficiency or lowering their status, the existence of a clear criterion and a reliable standard is necessary in order to remain safe from falling into the trap of Exaggeration and Deficiency by relying upon it. This criterion and judgment is connected with the human capacity, which is gradational and capable of development, for attaining correct belief. The tasbīḥ of God, which is the declaration of His transcendence from negative attributes, plays a fundamental role in purifying the heart in acquiring correct knowledge of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them); on the one hand, it rejects deifying the Ahl al-Bayt, and on the other hand, it removes Deficiency in failing to recognize their true virtues.
Keywords
Tasbīḥ of God
rejection of Exaggeration
rejection of Deficiency
true knowledge of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)
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Ahl al-Bayt (as) Teachings
Volume 4, Issue 2
Summer 2026
Pages 111-138

  • Receive Date 04 August 2026
  • Accept Date 28 September 2026
  • First Publish Date 28 September 2026
  • Publish Date 23 August 2026