This paper aims to present the views of four prominent Imamite mutakallimūn of the age of Imām Ṣādiq(‘a), which was considered to be the period of the flourishing and prevalence of kalāmī discussions, regarding the problem of capability based on rijālī books, indices, h
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This paper aims to present the views of four prominent Imamite mutakallimūn of the age of Imām Ṣādiq(‘a), which was considered to be the period of the flourishing and prevalence of kalāmī discussions, regarding the problem of capability based on rijālī books, indices, historical works on sects, and narrations. The findings indicate that some thinkers such as Zurārah Ibn A‘yan, Hishām Ibn Salīm, and Mu’min al-Ṭāq believed in capability before act and sometimes limited it to health. However, Hishām Ibn Ḥakam maintained that capability depends on five things, some of which are realized before the act and some during the act.
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