Qom University Comparative Interpretation Research 2476-4191 3 1 2017 03 21 The Agent of Miracle from the Perspective of Shi'ite and Sunni Commentators The Agent of Miracle from the Perspective of Shi'ite and Sunni Commentators 75 201 950 10.22091/ptt.2017.2104.1174 FA Seyede Saeedeh Gharavi Assistant Professor of Quran and Hadith Qom University 0009-0000-1725-5593 Journal Article 2017 05 29 Miracle is a supernatural act beyond human power, which proves the truthfulness of prophecy claim. Some Quranic verses have explained miracle and its types in the story of the prophets. Sometimes, these verses have clearly referred to God's agency in fulfilling this extraordinary affair, and other times regard its performance at prophet's request with the permission of God. The present paper studies Shia and Sunni commentators’ views about some of these verses. Some commentators separate these verses and regard God as the performer of miracle in some cases and prophets in other cases. Other commentators, however, have expressed their ideas based on rational and theological arguments, regardless of the clarity of verses. Some of them regard miracles as an act of prophets and argue that the performance of material acts by God is impossibility. Another group believes that the glorious God is the only one who can perform miracles. The author of this paper holds that performance of this superhuman act by the prophets, who are called human beings in the holy Quran, is possible in the light of three principles. First, granting them with the position of existential authority by God; second, the manifestation of divine qualities and attributes in the position of Divine vicegerency; and third, performing miracles in the light of God’s permission. Miracle is a supernatural act beyond human power, which proves the truthfulness of prophecy claim. Some Quranic verses have explained miracle and its types in the story of the prophets. Sometimes, these verses have clearly referred to God's agency in fulfilling this extraordinary affair, and other times regard its performance at prophet's request with the permission of God. The present paper studies Shia and Sunni commentators’ views about some of these verses. Some commentators separate these verses and regard God as the performer of miracle in some cases and prophets in other cases. Other commentators, however, have expressed their ideas based on rational and theological arguments, regardless of the clarity of verses. Some of them regard miracles as an act of prophets and argue that the performance of material acts by God is impossibility. Another group believes that the glorious God is the only one who can perform miracles. The author of this paper holds that performance of this superhuman act by the prophets, who are called human beings in the holy Quran, is possible in the light of three principles. First, granting them with the position of existential authority by God; second, the manifestation of divine qualities and attributes in the position of Divine vicegerency; and third, performing miracles in the light of God’s permission. https://ptt.qom.ac.ir/article_950_19c430b1fe244da43a3d001561305725.pdf