Sheikh Ahmad Ahsaei, as the leader of the sheikhiyah, has independently stated the claim of imams as the active cause in the creation system and has drawn important active roles as the results of considering them as the active cause, among these roles is the creation of beings, feeding creatures, reviving the death, causing people to die, and auditing the servants in the Day of Judgment; Also, Ahsaei considered obedience and worship possible through and for the innocent, and listed them as examples of worship. The analysis and verification of the claims of the leader of sheikhiyah has been the problem of this research and in this research, his points of view have been analyzed and it was revealed that his claims do not have a valid document and his perceptions of the verses and traditions are based on his own taste, and on the other hand, it is against the beliefs of Imami great scholars. Keywords: Shaykhiyah, Ehsaei, Imamate, Imam's Being Efficient Cause, Efficient Cause
Afzali M A. Analyzing and Criticizing the Results of Sheikh Ahmad Ehsaei's View on A`imah`s State of Being Efficient Cause. ANDISHE-NOVIN-E-DINI A Quarterly Research 2023; 19 (74) :45-64 URL: http://andishe.maaref.ac.ir/article-1-1580-en.html