چکیده:
Inspiration is the casting of something into the heart, specifically from God... (Raghib, 1412 AH: root laham) or through an appointed angel (Quraishi, 1361: Vol. 7-5, root laham). The purpose of revelation is its mission-oriented application, meaning the special communication of God with prophets... In mystical terminology, inspiration is a type of divine news and effusion for humans that calls them to perform an action. The essential difference between the inspiration and revelation of saints is not clearly defined, although it seems both share transcendence. Therefore, special inspiration, which is the same as the knowledge of the Imam, has no difference in essence from the mission-oriented revelation of a prophet, but according to the traditions, it is not appropriate to name it revelation. Considering some characteristics of revelation and inspiration, notable differences can be mentioned, some of which include: revelation is a characteristic of prophethood, inspiration is a characteristic of sainthood, the clarity of the source of revelation for the prophet, and... the non-infallible receptions of the saints, even if infallible, only help in the quantitative expansion of Sharia. It is inferred from the hadiths that the Infallible Imams (AS) possessed a type of knowledge, and this kind of knowledge was similar to revelation, which might be called tahdith or perhaps inspiration. The knowledge of the saints (mystics) is also nourished from the source of the knowledge of the Imams and prophets and does not stand at the rank of the knowledge of infallible saints; therefore, no perfect mystic will claim experiences richer than those of the Prophet and the Imam.
خلاصه ماشینی:
An Introduction to the Differences between Inspiration and Revelation Hesamuddin Khalatbari Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran (Date of receipt: 2012/01/22, Date of approval: 2013/03/11) Abstract Inspiration (Ilham) is the casting of something into the heart, specifically in that it is from God .
It should be mentioned that in this writing, more attention is paid to the subject of inspiration, and specifically regarding revelation, its messianic application is intended, which is defined as follows: the special connection between God and the Prophets through ways that the Quranic verses indicate (sent, direct, beyond the veil, and in the form of speech or writing, etc...
It must be said that the experiences of infallible saints (Imams and Ahl al-Bayt) can help in the expansion of Sharia in terms of precise interpretation, translation, and clarification of religious truths, not the essence of what is halal and haram which has been brought by the Prophet; fundamentally, the legislation of new rulings in a complete religion is redundant, especially since, according to some narrations, what reaches an Imam in the realm of gnosis has already passed through the path of the previous Imam and ultimately the Prophet (as will be discussed).
Harith ibn al-Mughira says: I presented to Imam Sadiq: "Is the knowledge of your scholar inspired into his heart or into his ear?" He said: "It is revelation, but like the revelation to the mother of Moses.
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