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We gave the Psalms. Therefore, the word
(Quran, 4: 163) revelation in its Quranic usage
• It is not fitting for a does not refer to legislative
man that Allah should revelation and the connection
speak to him except by between God's special message
inspiration, or from to the prophets; Although the
behind a veil, or by the common meaning of the term is
sending of a messenger the same; Therefore, the
to reveal, with Allah's secrecy of the divine
permission, what Allah knowledge of the prophets has
wills: for He is Most caused it to be called revelation
High, Most Wise. in the Holy Quran .
(Quran, 42: 51) In divine revelation to the
prophets there is the same
In a general division, the main attribute of symbolic and
types of revelation can be immediate awareness; That is,
presented in the following the divine messengers received
formulation : the prophetic message of God
- Direct revelation from quickly and secretly from the
the God that the understanding of others.
message is instilled in (Saeedi Roshan, 2009: 18)
the heart of the Prophet Allameh Tabatabai
without intermediaries . regarding the quality of
- Revelation through the revelation by the Holy Prophet
angel who either sees believes that he considered the
the angel himself or Quran to be an angel of
only hears his message . revelation with his soul, That
- Hearing a voice behind is, with his whole being, and
the veil and behind the not through physical and
curtain or creating a face; sensory means. (Tabatabai,
in such a way that no one 2007: 121)
hears except the Prophet
.
