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Intercession (Shafa’ah) and its Philosophy in Islam - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Intercession (Shafa’ah) and its Philosophy in Islam 2023-06-21 1183 Views Intercession , Shafa'a Intercession (Shafa’a) is found in every human society and is even customary between members of a family and it is considered a necessary factor of social life.

Intercession in a place creates an implication that a person or a powerful group of people control the administration of social matters, and frame rules and regulations for those subordinates to them and they also fix rewards for those who obey and punishments for disobedience. The intercession of people on Judgment Day is an important Islamic concept, which would take place at the time of accounting. Contents Definition NOTE: False Intercession True Intercession Types of Intercession 1.

Generative Intercession 2. Legislative Intercession The Philosophy of Intercession Requirements for intercession Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention that intercession (Shafa’a) has a close relation with Tawassul (Entreaty). Tawassul is the act of one who takes refuge in a person and asks for intercession and thus intercession (Shafa’a) is the act of the person asking God to forgive that wrongdoer.

On the issue of intercession, the scholars could be basically classified into two main categories: the supporters and the opponents. Interestingly, Muslim-majority believes in the permissibility of that intercession while a group (Wahhabis) believe that only God can be asked for intercession and if someone asks others for intercession (especially after their demise), he is considered a polytheist.

Definition In the literal sense, the Arabic term “Shafa’a” which is translated in English as “intercession” or “mediation” (cf Baalbaki, Al-Mawrid, p. 673) is derived from the root of “ sha- fa- ‘a “ meaning “to append or join something to another”. (Ibn Manṣūr, Lisān al-‘Arab, vol.15) It is on this basis that the term “Shāfī’” (intercessor) is called so because this person tries to adjoin someone else to himself and recompense the person’s sins.