LessonsIs Inspiration a Source of Knowledge?Quiz

وَإِلَّا فَلَا شَكَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ يَحْصُلُ بِهِ الْعِلْمُ
Nevertheless, there is no doubt that knowledge may sometimes arise through it.

This is an important qualification. Inspiration is not installed as a general, independent proof, but the possibility that correct understanding sometimes occurs through it is not categorically rejected. “May” does not mean that every inward feeling is true or protected from error.

Imagine someone feels a strong inward prompt to discharge an overlooked obligation and subsequently verifies it through reliable evidence. The verification provides a reason others can accept; the original inner prompting remains the individual's own experience, not proof that every similar prompt must be correct.

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Knowledge may occur by inspiration: no absolute denial

Is Inspiration a Source of Knowledge?

وَإِلَّا فَلَا شَكَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ يَحْصُلُ بِهِ الْعِلْمُ
Nevertheless, there is no doubt that knowledge may sometimes arise through it.

This is an important qualification. Inspiration is not installed as a general, independent proof, but the possibility that correct understanding sometimes occurs through it is not categorically rejected. “May” does not mean that every inward feeling is true or protected from error.

Imagine someone feels a strong inward prompt to discharge an overlooked obligation and subsequently verifies it through reliable evidence. The verification provides a reason others can accept; the original inner prompting remains the individual's own experience, not proof that every similar prompt must be correct.