An Inspection of the Chain of Narrators of the Tradition" I came to know Allah by the abolishment of decisions"

The tradition "I came to know Allah by the abolishment of decisions" (Nahj-ul-balag ah, Hekmat 250) narrated by Imam Ali presents a path different from the arguments of philosophers and theologians on the subject of theology to the truth-seekers. Tn his word, Imam Ali elaborates this path as reliance on the divinity of God and His management of affairs. There are different versions of this hadith with varying phrases in early sources as well as recent ones, particularly in the books of Shaikh Sadugh; the inspection of its chain of narrators, on the whole leaves it nearly without any trace of doubt that this saying has been uttered by the Imam. Examining the authenticity of this hadith has been the main objective of this article providing the neccassary ground so that deliberation on its meaning would be followed with more esteem.