Divine Communication and Divine Self-Disclosure: A Muslim Reflection on Revelation
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Revelation is often invoked as common ground among the Abrahamic religions, yet it is precisely this concept through which their deepest theological differences become visible. This contribution approaches revelation from a Muslim perspective and asks what impulses a contemporary Muslim theology of waḥy may draw from an engagement with post-conciliar Catholic revelation theology. After situating Islam within the Abrahamic tradition, it outlines central features of the Islamic understanding of revelation – including fiṭra, the primordial covenant ( mithāq ), and the concept of waḥy – before turning to selected aspects of the Christian discourse, particularly the post-Vatican II shift toward a dialogical and communicative understanding of divine self-disclosure. From this comparative engagement, three impulses emerge: a renewed openness to the “signs of the times,” a deeper sensitivity to the dynamic between the Unconditioned and the conditioned, and a more holistic view of revelation that consistently points beyond itself to the Revealer.
Author: Zekirija Sejdini
Institution: University of Vienna
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225831474
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