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A Critical Analysis of Youssef Shoar’s View on Intercession and Seeking Intercession: A Qur’anic and Hadith-Based Examination
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Ehsan Torkashvand   |
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| Intercession (shafāʿah) and seeking intercession (shafāʿat‑khāhī) are widely recognized doctrinal principles among Muslims, rooted in the Qur’an and the Prophetic tradition. Despite the general consensus of Islamic schools on the principle of intercession, some contemporary thinkers—among them Youssef Shoar—have advanced a particular interpretation that rejects any form of seeking intercession from prophets and divine saints. The present study adopts an analytical–critical approach to examine Shoar’s interpretation of the Qur’anic verses related to intercession and to evaluate his Qur’anic and hadith-based arguments. The findings indicate that Shoar conflates the concepts of istighfār (seeking forgiveness) and shafāʿah (intercession), thereby diverting the verses from their primary meanings. Moreover, without due attention to textual context (siyāq), occasions of revelation, and the exegetical traditions of both Shi‘i and Sunni scholarship, he restricts the notion of seeking intercession to matters of ḥaqq al‑nās (rights of people). In contrast, drawing upon Qur’anic evidence and widely transmitted narrations, this study argues that intercession and seeking intercession from prophets, Imams, and righteous servants of God not only do not contradict monotheism (tawḥīd), but constitute established religious teachings that play a significant role in fostering hope, moral cultivation, and the ethical reform of believers. |
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| Keywords: Intercession (Shafāʿah), Seeking Intercession, Youssef Shoar, Ḥaqq Allāh, Ḥaqq al‑Nās, Qur’anic Exegesis. |
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Received: 2026/07/1 | Accepted: 2026/07/1 | Published: 2026/07/1
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