An Examination of the Reminding Function of Divine Revelation

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1 Full Professor, Department of Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law, the University of Quran and Hadith, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The reminding function (reminding the innate knowledge) is one of the main functions of revelation. In order to put this function into practice, the divine prophets and God’s saints used various ways, including explication (explaining the innate covenant, is content, and its qualities), education (teaching religion, worshipping, and prayer), motivation (creating existential moods that cause solicitation and compulsion), and prevention (removing the obstacles against innate disposition).

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Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies (formerly known as Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies)
Volume 3, Issue 1
Winter & Spring
January 2021
Pages 145-155

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