Revelation The Muslim Tradition's Approach to God-Human Communication
In the Quran, revelation is the name given to the relationship God establishes with His servants. In this respect, it is known as God's direct intervention in human progress on Earth at certain periods of history. God's message-bearing revelation can be explained as a means of communication between God and His messengers, the nature of which is known only to God and, to a lesser extent, to the messengers.
In this work, we aimed to examine the subject of revelation, a form of communication between God and humanity, through the lens of the verses of the Quran. To truly understand Islam, we must first understand revelation. Those whose perception of revelation is complex also have an equally complex understanding of religion. Therefore, since we consider revelation, a cornerstone of Islam, a metaphysical issue, our primary goal is to evaluate it within the framework of theology, based on scientific criteria, and ultimately to present a Quran-centered understanding of revelation.
Within this framework, the introductory section of the work examines the nature and possibility of revelation, how and through what means God-human communication occurs, and addresses the relationship between reason and revelation. The first section examines the meaning God ascribes to revelation in the Holy Quran and our perception of it. It also explains the elements of revelation and the ways God reveals it. The second section attempts to identify the understanding of revelation in the Muslim tradition, including the ways in which classical schools of theology, Sufis, and Muslim philosophers perceive revelation. The final section presents the Christian understanding of revelation and compares it with the understanding of revelation in the Muslim tradition.
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