@ARTICLE{Lavasani, author = {Lavasani, Sayyed Muhammad Reza and }, title = {The theorizer of the “Fourth Pillar” Theory}, volume = {7}, number = {24}, abstract ={Shaykhism is one of the youngest schools in the history of Imamiyyah (Twelver Shiism). The Theory of "Forth Pillar (Rukn-i-Rabi’)" is one of the most famous theories attributed to this school, the different branches of which do not have a common notion of it. Besides, they disagree over the person to whom the aforementioned theory could be attributed."Ahmad Al-Ahsa’i", "Sayyed Kazim Al-Rashti" and "Muhammad Karim Al-Kirmani" have been nominated to be the theorizer by different Shaykhi or non-Shaykhi scholars. This Article identifies four components in the structure of Theory: 1) The literature based on Quadr-hierarchy of "God, Prophet, Imam, and perfect Shia". 2) The Hierarchy of Secret-Men (Qura-yi-Zahirah). 3) Their Unity or Multiplicity. 4) Their Duties and roles. Although the foundation of Theory could be recognized in Al-Ahsa’i’s works, by concentrating on these four components, I shall demonstrate that Sayyed Kazim Al-Rashti should be elected as the main theorizer of Theory. }, URL = {http://journal.pte.ac.ir/article-1-121-fa.html}, eprint = {http://journal.pte.ac.ir/article-1-121-fa.pdf}, journal = {Historical Studies of Islam}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }