Civilization and Prophecy An Inquiry in to Farabi Intellectual System

Abstract

An Inquiry in to Farabi Intellectual System

Abstract: Farabi with the help of  liberality, which is the gift of thinking(khoz Armaghan) ,in logical issues, he studies and criticizes the most important aspect of religion "prophecy". Because,the relationship between God and man, that is the essence of the religious message , is possible through prophet and prophecy. Farabi's discussion of prophecy, resurrection and lmamate is a philosophical discussion, not a theological one, and in its shadow, he seeks the defense of rationality, not necessary the defense of religion.

According to Farabi, the leader of the Utopia, has the power , talent , skilland understanding which is required by politics. Therefore, politics, if it is superior,  is a profession  all kinds  of other virtues, that is , theoretical, intellectual and moral virtues are gathered. With this statement, "civil science", should not be considered only as a science of various types of politics but also contains the basic of  utopian politics.

The existence of wise leader or prophet, is necessary  for the livelihood and rights of people depending on the participation of people in the city. And because the relationships and trades of people are requiring justice, and when there is justice that is law, tradition and civil politics, it needs certain legislation,and the legislator must be one who recognize both livelihoods and resurrections of the people, and has power on forbidden and prohibiting them. And this is the man who must be said has reached  revelation (Prophet). When it is revealed to man , he has reached perfection, that is, to the extent that there is  no mediator between  him and active intellect.