a study and evaluation of the opinions of seyyid abul-fazl burqe’i

sayyid abul-fadl burge’i is one of the shiite clerics who was born in 1287 and died in 1372. his life has two phases, in the first stage, until the age of 45, there are seen less materials written by him against the shia, but in the second stage, after about 45, he has expressed very harsh things against the shia. in this article, the views of burge’i are evaluated. he denied this shiite belief that god himself has appointed the imam and introduced him to people by the prophet (peace be upon him). according to qur anic reasons and traditions, his opinions are incorrect. he rejected recourse (tavassul), intercession (shifa’at), and pilgrimage (ziyarat), but there are many verses and reasons to prove them which are mentioned in the present article. he wrote a book titles “scientific studies on the hadiths about mahdi” and in it rejected the hadiths this is while the prophet (peace be upon him) has said that the one who denies mahdi has denied me. finally, it should be said that after investigations we conclude that burge’i’s views are incorrect and the shiites do not accept his views.