The Necessity of Revelation in the Thought of Muslim Theologians

Revelation is a fast, coded and mysterious way of imparting realities by God to some of His chosen servants. Revelation comes in some ways other than the common methods of acquiring knowledge; like; sensation intellectual reasoning, experiment and mystical intuition. According to Muslim theologians’ view, revelation is a phenomenon, on which the perfection of man depends and which has a paramount importance for ensuring the continuity of human life and preventing corruption, injustice, anarchy and disturbance in the existing order of man. Hence, as it is stressed in the holy Quran and the narrations of the infallible Imams, revelation is a real necessity. Using a descriptive- analytical method, this paper seeks to prove the viewpoint of Muslim thinkers, especially Muslim theologians about the necessity of revelation. Therefore, there is no room for denying it and intellectual reasoning dispels any doubt about the necessity of revelation, rather reason performs confirms the belief in revelation and prophethood.