University of Qom Journal of Philosophical Theological Research 1735-9791 13 4 2012 08 22 The Nature of Revelation from Shaykh Mufid's Perspective The Nature of Revelation from Shaykh Mufid's Perspective 197 230 124 10.22091/pfk.2012.124 FA Murtaza Keshawarz Ahmad Beheshti Journal Article 2015 08 09 Muslim's theologians are unanimous in the divinity of revelation; they have only disputed about the nature of divine words: whether they are eternal or temporal created. Shaykh Mufid believes in the divinity of revelation. According to him, in the process of revelation, God creates the words and the prophet receives them directly or indirectly and then proclaims them to the people. Mufid, however, denies the collective descent of the revelation. His belief in the infallibility of the prophets, the miraculousness of the Qur'an, and Seal of the Prophethood show his view about the divinity of revelation. Muslim's theologians are unanimous in the divinity of revelation; they have only disputed about the nature of divine words: whether they are eternal or temporal created. Shaykh Mufid believes in the divinity of revelation. According to him, in the process of revelation, God creates the words and the prophet receives them directly or indirectly and then proclaims them to the people. Mufid, however, denies the collective descent of the revelation. His belief in the infallibility of the prophets, the miraculousness of the Qur'an, and Seal of the Prophethood show his view about the divinity of revelation. https://pfk.qom.ac.ir/article_124_b853bb4970f1bd9c60959873da8b9174.pdf