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PhD student, Islamic theology, University of Qom
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Assistant professor, philosophy and Islamic theology, University of Qom
Abstract
Some hadiths from the Ahl al-Bayt describe a mysterious type of sperm with characteristics that do not match those of material sperm. By separating these narrations, known here as "heavenly sperm," from those about material sperm and compiling them into a specific group, the nature of these heavenly sperms and their role in creation and human life become evident. These narrations can be divided into three categories: 1) The sperm that descends from the sky, enters the human body, and then merges with the material sperm; 2) The sperm that emerges from the human body after death; and 3) The sperm that falls from the sky in the form of rain on the eve of the Day of Resurrection, reviving the human body. These narrations highlight its significance in the course of human life—from the moment of creation to the resurrection. A rational analysis of these narrations indicates that these sperms possess an imaginal immateriality, and based on their meaning, they could lead to innovative theories in the fields of religious and philosophical anthropology.
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Imaninasab,َ. , Izadpanah,A. and Ahmadreza Shahrokhi,S. (2023). The Role of Heavenly Sperms in the Creation of Man According to Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt. Reason and Religion, 15(28), 51-68.
MLA
Imaninasab,َ. , , Izadpanah,A. , and Ahmadreza Shahrokhi,S. . "The Role of Heavenly Sperms in the Creation of Man According to Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt", Reason and Religion, 15, 28, 2023, 51-68.
HARVARD
Imaninasab َ., Izadpanah A., Ahmadreza Shahrokhi S. (2023). 'The Role of Heavenly Sperms in the Creation of Man According to Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt', Reason and Religion, 15(28), pp. 51-68.
CHICAGO
َ. Imaninasab, A. Izadpanah and S. Ahmadreza Shahrokhi, "The Role of Heavenly Sperms in the Creation of Man According to Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt," Reason and Religion, 15 28 (2023): 51-68,
VANCOUVER
Imaninasab َ., Izadpanah A., Ahmadreza Shahrokhi S. The Role of Heavenly Sperms in the Creation of Man According to Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt. Reason and Religion, 2023; 15(28): 51-68.