Abstract

The word revelation and its derivatives have various meanings and functions; however, "a fast and secret explanation" embraces all of them. In the analysis of revelation various theories have been presented concerning the revealed knowledge and its source, the characteristics of the prophet as the receiver of revelation and the quality of receiving it, and finally the semantic and verbal nature of revelation. In this regard, we can refer to the traditional and modern theory of deniers, the rational or philosophical, gnostic, psychological, sociological, and religious theories. Today's researchers have also dealt with this issue.After studying these theories, the writer has concluded that either Mulla Sadra's philosophical school has been ignored in this regard or his related theories have been classified under rational or philosophical ones. However, almost all writers have maintained that the rational theory of revelation is based on Peripatetic Philosophy. Hence, by choosing these theories as the basic presuppositions of this paper, she has tried to examine the semantic and verbal nature of revelation from Mulla Sadra's viewpoint. In her study, the direct statements extracted from Mulla Sadra's works clearly indicate that he has taken some effective steps in this regard by establishing a harmony between reasoning, gnosis, and the Qur'an and demonstrated his claim that they are the harmonious elements of a collection. As a result, because of the comprehensive and profound approach of this theologian-philosopher to all other theological, philosophical, gnostic, and religious approaches, none of the contradictions rooted in their one-sided and uni-dimensional viewpoints can be witnessed in his approach.