Qoran Shenakht

This study aims to analyze the epistemological consequences of "negligence" (ghaflah) from the viewpoint of ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī in Tafsīr al-Mīzān, examining the effects of negligence upon authentic human knowledge—namely, knowledge of God, self-knowledge, and knowledge of the cognitive faculties—through a library-based research method and content analysis of al-Mīzān. The central problem is to explain how negligence disrupts the three domains of knowledge (theology, self-knowledge, and cognition of the perceptual faculties), a subject that has not yet been systematically examined from the perspective of al-Mīzān. The findings indicate that negligence, through concealment from the encounter with the Lord, failure to comprehend the correlation between God-forgetfulness and self-forgetfulness, and deviation in the cognitive faculties, leads to epistemological deviation. Compared to "ignorance" (jahl), "negligence" is more perilous due to its inattention to existing resources rather than the mere absence of knowledge, and it serves as a foundation for epistemological arrogance, errors in identifying referents, and cognitive veils. The research methodology is qualitative, of a descriptive-analytical type, with data collected from library sources. The results emphasize the importance of overcoming negligence for attaining authentic knowledge and may provide a foundation for examining the behavioral and attitudinal consequences of negligence in subsequent studies.