One of the characteristics of the leaders of Sheikism creed which was heightened after Sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee among the pupils of his school (especially Seyyed Kazem Rashti) was his keeping aloof of the common sciences in stating the Islamic learnings.
Thus, one of the important features of Seyyed Kazem Rashti is his resort to revelation for stating the divine and Islamic learnings; as Seyyed Kazem Rashti writes in the book Dalilul Motehayyerin regarding the Sheiki creed leader’s claim ( in the position of introducing Sheikh Ehsaee) :
" وَ اَمَّا هذَا الشیخ الجلیل و العالم النبیل الذی یسمی المنتسبون الکشفیه او الشیخیه هو الشیخ احمد بن زین الدین..."
“This glorious Sheik and the divine scholar whose followers are called Sheikism. He is Sheik Ahmad ibn Zeinuddin Ehsaee.[1]”
However, when Kazem Rashti went to Karbala city when he was 21 and participated at Sheik Ahmad Ehsaee’s classes. He outreached his masters especially during 20 years being the chairman of Sheikism and Sheik Ahmad Ehsaee’s successor in stating the religious learnings by claimed revelations. He considered most of his speeches and words as inspired to him.
For this reason, Sheikism was called Kashfieh in his period of time which meant the inspiration believed by Kazem Rashti for himself. Consequently, Kazem Rashti writes about naming Sheikism as Kashfieh: “The Glorious God has removed the ignorance cover and religion blindness out of our eyes and has disappeared doubt out of our hearts.[2]”
Of course, Sheikism inspiration ended in secretful phrases which nobody could understand; as we read in Muhammad Mahdi Mousavi Isfahani’s (died: 1280 A.H.) book which is written about the biography of celebrated scholars and Shiite sources of religious authorities about Seyyed Kazem Rashti’s compilations:
"السید کاظم ابن قاسم الرشتی صاحب المؤلفات الکثیرة التی لم یفهم احد ما یقول فی و کانه یتکلم بالهندیه"
“Seyyed Kazem is Seyyed Qasem’s son who has written many books which nobody has figure them out; as if he has written in Indian Language.[3]”
Consequently, it can be said that the leaders of Sheikism have turned to the claimed revelations by leaving the divine law and regulated understanding of the book and tradition. On the other hand the claim for receiving sciences the extraordinary methods has created the assumption for Babism and special succession for their followers; the special succession which wasn’t existent during the major occultation and its claimants are considered as great liars in the holy Imam’s (peace be upon them) speech.[4]
[1] Seyyed Kazem Rashti, Dalilul Motahayyerin, published in Najaf, page, 12.
[2] Refer to Seyyed Muhammad Baqer Khansari, Rowzatul Jannat, vol. 1, p, 91.
[3] Muhammad Mehdi Al-Mousawi Al-Isfahani Al-Kazemi, Ahsanul Wadieh fi Tarajom Ashhar Mashahir Mojtehedi Al-Shieh, published in Baqdad, 1348 A.H. p, 173.
[4] As the Excellency Hojjat (P.H.) has called the claimants before the emergence signs as liars in his last letter: The great scholar Majlesi, Beharul Anwar, Beirut, Al-Wafa institute, 1403 A.H. vol. 51, p. 361.