نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی پژوهشی
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1 استادیار گروه فلسفه و حکمت اسلامی، دانشکده الهیات و معارف اسلامی شهید مطهری، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
2 دانشجو دوره کارشناسی ارشد فلسفه و حکمت اسلامی دانشگاه شهید مطهری، واحد خواهران مشهد، ایران
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نویسندگان [English]
Within the intellectual framework of Imami theology, establishing the necessity of prophetic mission logically necessitates the foundational doctrine of infallibility (ʿiṣma). A prophet must be a reliable source of normative obedience, requiring absolute epistemic certainty that he is immune from error in receiving and conveying divine revelation. This demands his complete freedom from sin, cognitive lapse, or any behavior causing epistemic doubt or existential aversion.
However, some Qur’anic narratives are interpreted by exegetes as "Tark-e Awla"—relinquishing a supposedly more optimal course of action—which they maintain does not violate infallibility.
This study employs a philosophical-critical approach to challenge this assumption. It argues that attributing Tark-e Awla to divine prophets, especially the ulu’l-ʿazm, is irreconcilable with a robust conception of infallibility on both rational and scriptural grounds. A close hermeneutical analysis of the relevant Qur’anic verses, informed by authoritative exegetical traditions, demonstrates that each verse possesses a unique semantic field. These analyses reveal that prophetic actions occur within a teleological order aimed at legislative and ontological guidance, culminating in divinely intended perfection.
The findings indicate that what a superficial observer perceives as abandoning a superior option is, from the prophet's divinely grounded epistemic perspective, the most ontologically and ethically appropriate choice. Through philosophical reasoning, mystical ontology, and contextual necessities, an act seeming non-optimal is the instantiation of the highest good. The study concludes that a prophet committing a genuinely non-optimal act is metaphysically and theologically untenable.
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