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with all his being and not only seeks to discover a series of
with his ear. truths of existence that are
God says : useful only to the mystic and
It is not fitting for a the seeker and not to others;
man that Allah should for this reason, God chose the
speak to him except by path of revelation to guide
inspiration, or from man, which is free from any
behind a veil, or by the error .
sending of a messenger In order to guide human
to reveal, with Allah's society to some of His
permission, what Allah privileged and chosen human
wills: for He is Most beings, God provided
High, Most Wise. knowledge beyond human
(Quran, 42: 51) thought with definite signs and
miracles in the form of
It is inferred from the revelation to ensure the
Quranic Verses that revelation revelation and its audience:
is not a rational-human (Parcham, 2004: 157-161)
consciousness or a knowledge We sent aforetime our
derived from human genius or messengers with Clear
derived from great thought, Signs and sent down
mysticism and experience; with them the Book and
Rather, it is superhuman the Balance (of Right
consciousness and is a sacred- and Wrong), that men
heavenly teaching and is may stand forth in
considered an unseen teaching. justice; and We sent
(Parcham, 2004: 159) down Iron, in which is
In the meantime, the (material for) mighty
intellect, as it sometimes war, as well as many
shows the way, sometimes benefits for mankind,
goes wrong. Mystical that Allah may test who
discovery and intuition cannot it is that will help,
be a guide either; because it
