نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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This study analyzes God’s role in preventing historically-conditioned prophetic understanding from influencing revelation. Islamic scholars have generally explained the preservation of revelation through prophets’ knowledge (*ʿilm*) and infallibility (*ʿiṣma*), often expanding these concepts considerably to interpret contrary Qurʾānic verses. However, the variety of verses reporting prophets’ personal—and sometimes incorrect—understandings calls for a re-examination. Using a descriptive-analytical method and focusing on Qurʾānic divine-prophetic dialogues, the article identifies several divine measures: pre-mission considerations in selecting prophets (including the Prophet Muhammad’s being unlettered, *ummī*); gradual and occasion-based divine interaction; repetition; and personal reprimands during the prophetic mission. The article argues that the possibility of historically-conditioned understanding in prophets is compatible with their infallibility and provides a more precise explanation of how infallibility is attained without requiring strained interpretations. By distinguishing between the human (*basharī*) and prophetic (*risālī*) dimensions of prophets, this framework offers an interpretation of problematic verses that avoids both theological overreach and the reduction of revelation to purely human experience. The study operates within the premises of Islamic theology, specifically Shīʿī theological traditions, while engaging critically with classical and contemporary theories of revelation.
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