نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
استادیار و عضو هیئت علمی مؤسسه آموزشی و پژوهشی امام خمینی (ره)
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
The concept of a “warner” (nadhir) in the Qur’an has a very broad scope and is said to have been present among nearly all peoples throughout history. On the other hand, verse 19 of Surah al-Ma’idah introduces the idea of an intermission (fatrah) between prophets. This study, using a descriptive-analytical method, addresses the presumed inconsistency between these two propositions, aiming to resolve the apparent contradiction between the verses. The presence of a prophet among people is a matter of potentiality, and it is possible that, due to certain obstacles, the people of a particular region or era may have been temporarily deprived of guidance. Such obstacles to guidance create the conditions necessary for human free will, which is itself an essential requirement for the formation of the “best possible order” (nizam ahsan) in creation. This is because, in the material world—where conflicts and interferences exist—human perfection can only be realized through free will. From the interconnection of the concepts of the best possible order, conflict, and free will, it follows that the failure of some prophetic messages to reach certain individuals does not contradict divine wisdom in guiding humanity; rather, it is a necessary consequence of the conflicts inherent in the best possible order.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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