Abstract

The issue of bida' is of particular importance and value to the Holy Qur'an and the Infallible Imams. That is why it has been extensively explained and analyzed in the Shi'i rational school of thought. This paper is devoted to an analysis of bada' in Shi'i traditions and Qur'anic verses. It also deals with some topics such as abrogation, the domain of bada', the reason for denying it, its relation to the issue of predestination, and its explanation in the Transcendent Philosophy.