Evaluation of Qur'anic Components and Documents of Dr. Soroush's Dream Theory of Revelation with Emphasis on Allameh Tabatabai's view

Abstract

Revelation Dreaming" is a theory that Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush by passing from two traditional theories and religious empiricism of revelation, has recently presented. The present article analyzes the Qur'anic components and documents of this theory with a descriptive-analytical method and evaluates them with emphasis on Allameh Tabatabai's point of view. Through this research, it becomes clear that "monopoly of revelation in the dream", "internalization of the apostolic dream", "the influence of the dream on the character of the Prophet (PBUH)", "ambiguity and mystery of the language of the dream" and "necessity of interpreting the apostolic dream" are the most prominent components of this theory. As to prove it, a series of Qur'anic verses have been cited. However, it seems that this theory is not only inconsistent with the culture of the Qur'an and narrations, and the Qur'anic documents do not prove its truth, but also many verses and narrations testify to its invalidity, which is explained in the text of the present article.

Keywords

• revelation
• diary
• revelation dream
• abdul karim soroush
• allameh tabatabai'