Ma`rifat Falsafi

The question of the possibility of achieving certainty is an important epistemological issue, in various areas of knowledge, including religion. Today, the denial of such a possibility has become a presupposition in many fields of knowledge, especially in religious studies and philosophical sub-disciplines. In order to inquire about the issue, some questions should be answered. First, what is the meaning of certainty in logics and philosophy? Second, is such type of knowledge accessible? If yes, what are the methods of achieving it? In “the Nature of Certainty (Cf. Ma‘rifat-i Falsafi 2/2 (Winter 2005): 4) , ” it was argued that 1. although certainty describes propositional knowledge, but when defined broadly, it can also qualify knowledge by presence; 2. in the context of knowledge by representation (‘ilm ˆu©ūli), certainty has one meaning whether it is used in logic, philosophy, theology, or mysticism, and consists of four elements: belief, truth, conviction and persistence; 3. non-susceptibility to doubt is the most essential feature of certainty in all its applications. Taking the aforementioned conclusions into account, this article tries to find out if certainty with the above qualifications were possible, and given its possibility, what the methods are for achieving such certainty.